Eventful May
I've given my resignation and my last day at work will be 5/31/06. This is essentially retirement - though I'm leaving a few years shy of being able to officially retire. I'll still draw my TRS benefits when I become 'of age'. To leave TTU after 14 years was not an easy decision but I am looking forward to my summer with the grandbabes and to traveling and working more with Hubby. We had contemplated working together before - and always rejected the idea as too hair-raising scary! Now I feel the business is large enough and my scope of work will be defined enough that this will work out and be good for us individually, as a couple, and for the business. I'll let you know later if I'm viewing this with ROSE COLORED GLASSES. My focus initally will be doing travel arrangements for the guys and assistant rainmaker*.
Cindy graduated from TTUHSC with her Master's in Nursing last weekend and when she completes her hours, takes her exam, she will be a Nurse Practitioner! She will work at a clinic all summer...putting in required clinical hours and take her test in August or such. She already has a job lined up and I know she will be a valuable asset in the practice she is joining in September. This has been a long, hard few years for my girl. She has worked so hard and has succeeded at multi-tasking school, work, and caring for her home and hubby and kids. Despite her success and accomplishments - my main desire for my daughter remains what it has always been. For her happiness.
A couple of weeks ago Jon told us he and Carol are planning to move from Lubbock, probably at the end of the summer. Jon will complete his Law Enforcement course work in August and Carol will have fulfilled her 2 year contract with Covenant in August also. I have such mixed feelings - it breaks my heart to think of Jon living far away. But I realize I don't see him often even being here in town. We can take some nice vacations and go see them. He and sweet wife Carol will have so many more opportunities in the metroplex area. He is a great email communicator so we will stay in touch that way. And above all, he needs a chance to get away from Mom and Dad and be his own man. Jon is a treasure - and I am anxious for others to meet him, get to know him, and admire him like I do. As I said about Cindy, above all, I want him to be happy.
Hubby's big day was yesterday. It was the Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for B&A, a celebration of their new office and of his accomplishments. He started working for the State about 15 years ago and then went out on his own...into business for himself. A move that had struck fear in me in our earlier married years. But this time around I had confidence in him, that he would work as hard as necessary and use his energy, ambition, and knowledge to succeed. He has fond memories of the early days - working from home in his underwear with our minpin Odie keeping him company. Now he has a staff of nine and works with clients all across the US.
His saying "it's not a job, it's a lifestyle" is very true. I'm proud of Hubby but also still worry about him. His chosen lifestyle is extremely stressful and he routinely works 60 hour weeks. With existing staff and another person or two he plans to hire, we hope that he will soon be able to spend a less time in the office and bring less work home. He has expressed an interest in getting out of the business entirely in the next five years and starting something new. He still has the entrepreneurial fire and desire to do new things. We have also pondered retiring to Las Vegas where he would teach school and I would serve drinks. Okay, I wouldn't really serve drinks. They don't make cocktail waitress outfits in my size. Another thing he would like to do is just be the * "rainmaker". That is his term for marketing and bringing in new work. We could travel to meetings and conferences and gather new business for the firm and let the rest of the staff service the clients. Now that is what I'm talkin' about!
I'm in the countdown...five and a half days or 14 hours and 17 minutes of work time till I'm officially unemployed - I mean retired! I'll really miss all of the staff here in CE and some good friends in other departments. The good thing is that I'm just minutes from campus and hope to still see some of these good people. I think the best is truly yet to come.
Cindy graduated from TTUHSC with her Master's in Nursing last weekend and when she completes her hours, takes her exam, she will be a Nurse Practitioner! She will work at a clinic all summer...putting in required clinical hours and take her test in August or such. She already has a job lined up and I know she will be a valuable asset in the practice she is joining in September. This has been a long, hard few years for my girl. She has worked so hard and has succeeded at multi-tasking school, work, and caring for her home and hubby and kids. Despite her success and accomplishments - my main desire for my daughter remains what it has always been. For her happiness.
A couple of weeks ago Jon told us he and Carol are planning to move from Lubbock, probably at the end of the summer. Jon will complete his Law Enforcement course work in August and Carol will have fulfilled her 2 year contract with Covenant in August also. I have such mixed feelings - it breaks my heart to think of Jon living far away. But I realize I don't see him often even being here in town. We can take some nice vacations and go see them. He and sweet wife Carol will have so many more opportunities in the metroplex area. He is a great email communicator so we will stay in touch that way. And above all, he needs a chance to get away from Mom and Dad and be his own man. Jon is a treasure - and I am anxious for others to meet him, get to know him, and admire him like I do. As I said about Cindy, above all, I want him to be happy.
Hubby's big day was yesterday. It was the Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for B&A, a celebration of their new office and of his accomplishments. He started working for the State about 15 years ago and then went out on his own...into business for himself. A move that had struck fear in me in our earlier married years. But this time around I had confidence in him, that he would work as hard as necessary and use his energy, ambition, and knowledge to succeed. He has fond memories of the early days - working from home in his underwear with our minpin Odie keeping him company. Now he has a staff of nine and works with clients all across the US.
His saying "it's not a job, it's a lifestyle" is very true. I'm proud of Hubby but also still worry about him. His chosen lifestyle is extremely stressful and he routinely works 60 hour weeks. With existing staff and another person or two he plans to hire, we hope that he will soon be able to spend a less time in the office and bring less work home. He has expressed an interest in getting out of the business entirely in the next five years and starting something new. He still has the entrepreneurial fire and desire to do new things. We have also pondered retiring to Las Vegas where he would teach school and I would serve drinks. Okay, I wouldn't really serve drinks. They don't make cocktail waitress outfits in my size. Another thing he would like to do is just be the * "rainmaker". That is his term for marketing and bringing in new work. We could travel to meetings and conferences and gather new business for the firm and let the rest of the staff service the clients. Now that is what I'm talkin' about!
I'm in the countdown...five and a half days or 14 hours and 17 minutes of work time till I'm officially unemployed - I mean retired! I'll really miss all of the staff here in CE and some good friends in other departments. The good thing is that I'm just minutes from campus and hope to still see some of these good people. I think the best is truly yet to come.
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