An end has come...

Well it has finally come. My transition is complete. My office is packed and now lives in my basement. The goodbyes have been said. My company property has been returned. My exit interview is over. I am officially unemployed. As my father-in-law says...not such a great trick in this economy. But thinking back, besides the brief period of time after I graduated from college, this next week or so will be the first time that I have ever been truly unemployed. Quite monumental if you ask me.

You're probably expecting me to get all teary eyed and sappy but it aint gonna to happen. I'm happier then I have been in quite a while. I feel like I am leaving on a high note and embarking on something even better. I couldn't be happier. Well maybe if I weren't facing the daunting honey-do-list that my wife has presented me with I could be a little happier. Anyway life has a way of going on.

I may be leaving but I have been left with a lot too. I am a stronger person then when I started. I have succeeded in the face of adversity. I have learned patience. I have learned forgiveness. I have learned not to judge a book by it's cover. I have learned humility. I have leaned how to rely on others and how to be reliable. I have learned skills that will stick with me no matter what endeavor I choose. I am a better man then I was 9 years ago.

North Carolina here I come!