Last Day of Work

Today was my last day of work at my current company. It doesn't quite feel real yet. Walking out of the office, leaving everything - phone, computer, paper - behind and knowing that no one would be calling or emailing me. Quite a weird feeling when you've been somewhere 8-1/2 years. I'm not a company hopper. In fact I've never taken a job that I felt was "temporary" or a "stepping stone". I've always jumped in with both feet and did my very best, only company changes and / or people changes made me re-evaluate. This move has been a long time coming. A few tough years with some of the people I worked for made me question the integrity of some folks (both in my company and our clients) and realize it was not where I wanted or needed to be. A VERY long process to answer the question of where I belong has finally come to conclusion. In construction for almost 17 years, I've mostly done Education work - both public and private / both K-12 and University work. My new opportunity will allow me to be Executive Director of Construction for a local school system. It's a dream job for me and it takes me back to what I love.....K-12 schools. 

For now, I get 2 weeks off to try to handle some life-stuff before starting over. I know it will go by fast but hopefully I can start scratching off the super long to-do list I have. Wish me luck!!