Home Free

As of Friday, I am unemployed. And as of yesterday, my official address is my parents' house, at least for the next couple months.

Craaaaazy.

I was not nearly prepared for how emotional Friday was for me. Although my relationship with this job fell into the love/hate category at times, I really did come to love the people I worked with and the unique opportunities the position afforded me. And saying goodbye to everyone was kinda rough. It was almost like college graduation - there were definitely some tearful goodbyes - which was extremely surprising to me considering that leaving most of my previous jobs felt a lot like saying "good riddance."

Everyone was ridiculously kind, though (which didn't help me with the whole not crying thing), and it did help that I was leaving on good terms.

But it is definitely weird to be home, to be here on a Sunday night, and know that I can see Stefan this week and don't have to wake up at 5:00 AM to drive back to Harrisburg tomorrow. In fact, I don't *have* to do anything tomorrow! Although I probably should start unpacking the huge pile of stuff from my apartment, or start going through the lifelong collection of junk in my room, or send out my wedding invitations (considering I only have 69 days til the big day), or do my taxes, or look for an apartment for Stefan and I to live in after we get married, or get a gym membership, or look for a new job, or...

Well, you get the idea.

I'm unemployed, but the next few months will definitely not be lazy ones. And as hard as it was to say goodbye to the first big job of my life and to a great city full of people that I love, I am definitely glad to be starting this next chapter of my life. Life is only just beginning, and most of the future is completely unknown. Things couldn't get any more delicious.