never say goodbye gurl...
yes, i know. i've been awol for quite a while again.
no excuse. been rolling with the punches, dealing with the same old-same old, as well as tackling some drama.
my work-bff moved to connecticut at the end of august and i miss him terribly. i was not able to attend his farewell party at work because i had to be at a presentation w/my boss. we were both glad,however, that i was not there because we would have both just sobbed ourselves to death.
on his last official day, we treated it like it was any other day: we had our morning gossip session over coffee. i periodically just strolled into his office, sat in my usual chair, and free-associated. later, we had lunch together. and then he went off to his party, i went off to my session. unbeknownst to him, i had bought him a nice card and left him a note in it. i also had another colleague, whom i knew would be at the farewell party, give it to him during the party. the following friday morning, he had left me a voicemail telling me that he loved me and how much he will miss not seeing me every workday. after hearing that, i had to run into the ladies room and cry for a while. my colleagues were kind enough to give me some space that day. it took everything in me not to fall apart every time i walked past his office.
the following monday after he left, almost everyone we knew at work periodically came over to my cubicle to see how i was doing. it was sweet. clearly, it was no secret that he and i were bff. everyone commented on how it probably was best i was not at the party because they knew how painful it would have been for the two of us to say goodbye face to face.
he's a dean now at a junior ivy league university in connecticut. we still e-mail each other practically every day. he told me he has "the" photo of me in his office and has shared some tales of our adventures together with his new colleagues. my husband and i were in conn. for a wedding 2 weeks ago and you better believe we stopped by. he's happy, he's healthy and loves his new job, new home, new life and i could not be happier for him.
with the natural exception of my dad and my husband, noel is the only other man i will ever love and trust with all my heart and soul. he has helped make me a healthier and happier person just by loving me for all that i am. and by pranking me in the worst possible ways over the last 4 years at work. and boy did he punk me!!!
as much as i miss him, that phase of our journey ended at a time when it should have. now, the next phase of our journey together has just begun. though he is 200 miles away from me now, we're much closer than we ever were before. his departure made it quite clear to each of us (and apparently everyone at work) just how deep our bond is.
no excuse. been rolling with the punches, dealing with the same old-same old, as well as tackling some drama.
my work-bff moved to connecticut at the end of august and i miss him terribly. i was not able to attend his farewell party at work because i had to be at a presentation w/my boss. we were both glad,however, that i was not there because we would have both just sobbed ourselves to death.
on his last official day, we treated it like it was any other day: we had our morning gossip session over coffee. i periodically just strolled into his office, sat in my usual chair, and free-associated. later, we had lunch together. and then he went off to his party, i went off to my session. unbeknownst to him, i had bought him a nice card and left him a note in it. i also had another colleague, whom i knew would be at the farewell party, give it to him during the party. the following friday morning, he had left me a voicemail telling me that he loved me and how much he will miss not seeing me every workday. after hearing that, i had to run into the ladies room and cry for a while. my colleagues were kind enough to give me some space that day. it took everything in me not to fall apart every time i walked past his office.
the following monday after he left, almost everyone we knew at work periodically came over to my cubicle to see how i was doing. it was sweet. clearly, it was no secret that he and i were bff. everyone commented on how it probably was best i was not at the party because they knew how painful it would have been for the two of us to say goodbye face to face.
he's a dean now at a junior ivy league university in connecticut. we still e-mail each other practically every day. he told me he has "the" photo of me in his office and has shared some tales of our adventures together with his new colleagues. my husband and i were in conn. for a wedding 2 weeks ago and you better believe we stopped by. he's happy, he's healthy and loves his new job, new home, new life and i could not be happier for him.
with the natural exception of my dad and my husband, noel is the only other man i will ever love and trust with all my heart and soul. he has helped make me a healthier and happier person just by loving me for all that i am. and by pranking me in the worst possible ways over the last 4 years at work. and boy did he punk me!!!
as much as i miss him, that phase of our journey ended at a time when it should have. now, the next phase of our journey together has just begun. though he is 200 miles away from me now, we're much closer than we ever were before. his departure made it quite clear to each of us (and apparently everyone at work) just how deep our bond is.