45 Days Left

Today I told my manager what my last day of employment will be.

Kind of exciting, as this brings us a baby step forward to our move

Mostly sad, as I have really loved my job

Since there are 45 days left,

Here are 45 things I love and will miss about my job

1. Location - a hop, skip and a jump away

2. Krystle's dolphin noises

3. Walking through Beach Grove on a hot day

4. A crappy cup of coffee in the morning. Tastes gross, but made with love

5. The cook books and recipes passed amung us coworkers

6. Jason by my side, asking a million questions

7. Jeremy's dance moves

8. Going to collect bottles with Jason from Howard and Diane

("Oogee Wa Wa" is forever in my mind)

9. Pushing Kent up a giant hill and having him laugh at the sounds of my panting

10. Little Jason who comes to drop off Krystle. Practicing his manners by greeting each of us.

11. Picking berries at Emma Lea Farms

12. Going to Bear Creek Park

13. Picnics at Deas Island

14. Visiting with Evelyn Wednesday and Friday mornings

15. Emailing Whitney while she is also at her desk

16. Music at Ladner Connections with Daryle

17. Watching Russell swing to the music

18. Reminding Richard that we did not go to highschool together, but I'm sure that food fight he keeps talking about was awesome

19. Bouncy Bounces for Jenny

20. Apples from Krystle's tree

21. Trying Mo's odd snack foods she seems to find. I have thrown up from them more then once.

22. The smell of sunscreen will always remind me of summer morning at T.C.

23. I will always associate "Geese" with going outside

24. Dancing with grumpy ladies 3 times my age to "Rain drops are fallin' on my head"

25. Jeanne's stories

26. Mo's laugh

27. The constant hunt for Gluten-Free food

28. The way Paul calls me "Hair", like his sister

29. Hearing stories of dear Juliet, from GrandMo

30. Susan's energy for life

31. The way Krystle loves herself and looks at herself in the mirror with such joy, is a message to women worldwide

32. Taking the group on the Canada Line to experience the Olympic Games

33. The joy J has when he comes into the program every morning is encouraging

34. Working beside Brian's auto means I get to take our work vehicles to Brian's shop for him or Bob, or one of the other guys to fix. It also means a wave on the street as we pass by.

35. Going home for a quick lunch.

36. Swimming with Krystle

37. Meeting new people, almost every day

38. Learning the value and importance of community

39. Getting to work with friends and seeing people I know regularely

40. Caring for others in ways they cannot do for themselves

41. Advocating for those who do not have a voice

42. The opportunity to teach

43. The opportunity to lead

44. Learning to communicate on a whole different level

45. Working in a place where bringing joy to someone's life is your job description