I said goodbye to someone on Wednesday that I have known and worked with for 6 years, and will likely never see again.

It’s the end of another week, and there are only 2 more weeks until I’m done working in the office and beginning my life at home with the kids. Now, that’s a bit of a misnomer, because the first week of August I’m taking a trip out to visit Nat, but it’s still a big deal, a big milestone.

2 more weeks!

Suddenly, it doesn’t seem very far away. I remember how long it looked on Monday, how far away it seemed, but in not very long one of those weeks is over and I’m staring down the home stretch. I’m ridiculously excited, more than a little nervous, and slightly overwhelmed by all the expectation I’m placing on myself for what will happen once I’m done.

The excitement is by far the biggest part right now. I feel like I’ve been working toward and building toward this moment forever. In reality, it’s been months; I mean, we made this decision back in March, and now suddenly it’s only a couple weeks away! Once in a while it all hits at once that I am almost done, and this huge smile crossed my face, a bit of a bounce enters my step.

Now, that all being said, when Ed stopped at my desk and hesitated, it felt a little odd. A little rough. “So, uh, good luck. I’m happy for you; you’ll be missed.” It hit me all at once, right in that moment, what the personal side of this is. I don’t think I’ve really felt that part yet, because while I’ve known I’m not going to see most of these people again, it’s always been in a “but I’ll see them every day for months still” kind of way.

Quitting my job, staying at home with my kids, is awesome…but it’s also a little bittersweet. Just a little. Ed I didn’t work with very closely or often; it’s going to be hard when I walk out of here on the last day, saying goodbye to the people I’ve worked side by side with 5 days a week for 6 years. I sit back now and then around the office, laughing and smiling so hard, and think to myself, I’m going to miss this.

Of course, it’s so worth it, and I still can’t wait.