Closing the Chapter.

My final week at C&C has at last come and gone.

At 5:30 today, I could walk out of the front doors kicking up my heels in excitement, but I probably won't. (mostly because i'll probably be here well into the 6pm hour finishing things for the radio show.)

As ready as I am for a new adventure full of brand new faces, I'm still going to miss the familiarity and comfort of this season.

Today I close a chapter of my life. 2009 was the year I first began my journey at C&C. Who knew that five years later I would be leaving for the third and final time. I almost hate to say final, but I know that this is my last departure from C&C. And while I am mostly overjoyed, I'm also partly tearful. These people have become like family to me. These guys have all become like big brothers to me. They look out for me, care about me, and help make up the mile long list of people that will no doubt interrogate my future husband one day. I apologize in advance, whoever you are.

I've formed relationships that go beyond the workplace with these people and not seeing them every day will be hard. Except for the brother in law, of course. I have easy access to his living room on a daily basis, if I wish.  

I'll miss celebrating birthdays with cake and the most embarrassing rendition of Happy Birthday I think I've ever heard.

I'll miss shop jokes and laughing at some of our craziest customers. 

I'll miss the days when 90's country was blaring throughout the shop.

I'll miss the countless customers I've been fortunate enough to form bonds with.

I'll miss the days of grilling out hamburgers for lunch.

I'll miss the rides home with my brother in law.

And most of all, I'll miss the great group of people and the familiar atmosphere. 

 

I'll probably have cried a bucket of tears before the end of this day. I know cleaning out my desk and office will not end easily this afternoon. But, as I pull away from the 10th Street side of C&C Automotive one last time as an employee, I'll rejoice in chapters closing and new ones unfolding.

 

I'm over the moon excited to begin my future at Chick-fil-a on Monday. I'm getting thrown in right away with a Spirit night event my first day and I'm really looking forward to that. However, I'm equally as nervous about starting something new. Uncertainties abound, but I know that God is, and will continue to be, in full control. 

C&C--it's been a wild ride and I'm forever thankful for the opportunities you've blessed me with! 

Chick-fil-a -- it's going to be an adventure, but I'm ready! 

Happy Friday!! 

XoXo,

AK