The End of a Chapter

I have heard it said "the only thing constant is change" I guess in some ways that is true. This week has several things in store. I feel like i've been on a farewell tour for a few weeks now. The tour comes to an end this week. Last friday we had our last normal Friday Pizza hut. Jones should have some pics posted soon. "The Pizza Hut Gang" as we are often referred to, has been a crew of folks that meets every friday at high noon. Good food, great friends and conversation so fast a newbie gets light headed trying to keep up. Pizza hut in and of itself is just a resteraunt, but the crew is incredible.

This week will be the last week as i have know it for many years. I will be helping Tim and Wendy move to NC this week. We have spent countless hours with their family. Trips, lunches, suppers, happy times, sad times, births, deaths, softball games, you name it and we've done it. To say we are saddened by this is probably the understatement of the year. We are happy for them, but sometimes its hard to not be selfish. I have done pretty good so far at avoiding thinking about it, but time has a way of forcing you to face issues eventually. To try and put into words how they have left their imprint in our lives is impossible. I can see pieces of their family in my own each and every day. I know we always play the "technology card" Well technology these day with cell phones, emails, skype, blogs etc we can always keep in touch. I know this is true, but it won't be the same. I have come to this decision. I will not allow myself to be so close to church staff in the future. Moving forward is just too difficult. We were close to the pruietts, and when they left it was terribly hard. Now we find ourselves at the end of another chapter. I must say times like these make you long for heaven, where there will be no more goodbyes. Kings we love you and will miss you!

In addition to kings heading out, most of you know this is my last week with UT. We are all creatures of habit in some way. We get comfortable and rarely leave that comfort zone. Doing IT work for UT is what i have known and done for several years now. I don't doubt my decision to leave. I'm just in the stage right now of the unknown. You can't help but be anxious to learn a new job, meet new coworkers etc. In the same moment i'm looking back at the folks i'm leaving behind. Your work environment is only as good as the people you serve with. I have had a chance to serve with some of the best at UT. I will miss seeing them each day. I hope that this blog will help me stay in touch with most of them.

As i close another long blog, i wonder at what point i became long winded in blog land? I used to be short and to the point now i write long in depth blogs. Maybe i'm writing enough for bignate too... come back soon man!!!