Busier than snot
Wow. Four more sleeps until I leave for San Fran and so much has happened!
Had a brief panic over an expired passport (picking it up tomorrow...whew!). Had a great going away party on Saturday with over 60 friends stopping by...and not leaving until 4:30 am. Got a marriage license...taking the plunge tomorrow at 1:30 pm (I've been common-law for the past 2 years, but marriage hadn't really crossed our minds...not because we don't want to, just because it didn't seem necessary - now it is). I see a fantastic immigration lawyer on Wednesday a.m., so I ran around gathering all of the documentation I'll need to get that Visa.
Things still to do: Write some articles for Ken at OneDegree.ca (sorry!). Pack (which includes laundry, sorting and fretting). Compile my research for my new team so that we can hit the ground running. Figure out how to get into the #$%@ cygwin remote thingy so I can start testing the exciting new technology. Firm up my contacts in San Fran and make some appointments. Find a place to temporarily live while down there (office couch?). Pick up the passport. Do that wedding thing...and the dinner with Ken's family afterwards (Tuesday night is shot - okay, it's a good thing, but my schedule is so tight!). Have goodbye drinks with my coworkers (amazing team of people that I will miss). Wrap up stuff here at work (oops, didn't have time to write that manual for my job). Fill out all of the HR stuff and send it back. A few conference Skypes back and forth with San Fran office. Workout at some point. Sleep!
I'm very excited about working with my new team. It hasn't hit me yet that I'm leaving, probably for good. I have made so many wonderful friends here and I am totally compartmentalizing my feelings. I'm usually such a crier, but the flood gates haven't opened yet.
Excitedness = 90%
Sadness = 5%
Fear of the unknown = 5%
Little girl jumping on the bed squealing kind of happy = 100%
(I know that is 200%, but that's just how I feel)
Had a brief panic over an expired passport (picking it up tomorrow...whew!). Had a great going away party on Saturday with over 60 friends stopping by...and not leaving until 4:30 am. Got a marriage license...taking the plunge tomorrow at 1:30 pm (I've been common-law for the past 2 years, but marriage hadn't really crossed our minds...not because we don't want to, just because it didn't seem necessary - now it is). I see a fantastic immigration lawyer on Wednesday a.m., so I ran around gathering all of the documentation I'll need to get that Visa.
Things still to do: Write some articles for Ken at OneDegree.ca (sorry!). Pack (which includes laundry, sorting and fretting). Compile my research for my new team so that we can hit the ground running. Figure out how to get into the #$%@ cygwin remote thingy so I can start testing the exciting new technology. Firm up my contacts in San Fran and make some appointments. Find a place to temporarily live while down there (office couch?). Pick up the passport. Do that wedding thing...and the dinner with Ken's family afterwards (Tuesday night is shot - okay, it's a good thing, but my schedule is so tight!). Have goodbye drinks with my coworkers (amazing team of people that I will miss). Wrap up stuff here at work (oops, didn't have time to write that manual for my job). Fill out all of the HR stuff and send it back. A few conference Skypes back and forth with San Fran office. Workout at some point. Sleep!
I'm very excited about working with my new team. It hasn't hit me yet that I'm leaving, probably for good. I have made so many wonderful friends here and I am totally compartmentalizing my feelings. I'm usually such a crier, but the flood gates haven't opened yet.
Excitedness = 90%
Sadness = 5%
Fear of the unknown = 5%
Little girl jumping on the bed squealing kind of happy = 100%
(I know that is 200%, but that's just how I feel)
2 Comments:
Wow. I hadn't heard that married part. Someone ought to write a book about these changes you're going through.
Who knew that blogging could lead to marriage... More Congrats.
Have a wonderful day!
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