Saying Goodbye

I'm still in the process of saying good bye to everyone with the team. It takes time. I'm slowly texting or making plans to see people. Someone asked me recently if I would cry when I said goodbye. Well I didn't. I thought I might at times, maybe even the banquet too but it didn't happen. There are moments that have made me tear up. Those moments include Jessie and Hillary's first career goals. Both of their celebrations were priceless. They both jumped up in absolute joy and seeing how much it meant to them made it mean that much more to me. However, I have been able to avoid those tears, even though I care so deeply about everyone and the program. Saying goodbye has been bittersweet. I don't look forward to saying good bye to people I may never see again, yet on the flip side I enjoy saying goodbye and letting people know how they impacted me and made my life better because everyone does that. I have been humbled during the process by the amount of thank you's that I have gotten. I have never gotten so many compliments in such a small time frame. The thank you's and little things that I have gotten mean the world to me. I will never forget that G and Lew took the time to get me some really cool gifts and fill out a card with nice hand written notes. It was so nice of them, and I will never forget their gesture, nor them, for the rest of their lives. I owe them. I must also say that the thank you's and thoughtful gifts mean so much more than the pay I didn't get. What I got seems much more rewarding.  Appreciation is a great gift to get.