Thursday, February 7, 2008

End of Chapter One


Well, hard to believe that it is actually here.  Tomorrow is my last day at Hanover.  I didn't think that it would be hard to leave, as it is no big secret that I am not totally in love with underwriting.  However, I find myself with mixed emotions.  Things that I won't miss included:

Hearing my alarm go off at 8:15ish.  (not really an early riser)
Spiraling through our parking garage to level 6. (may possibly correlate with the time I wake up) 
Dressing up every day.
Wearing high heels.
Sorting through "e-piles" of email.
Late work night.

My list of things that I will miss well out numbers the short list above.  I will miss my friends, and my colleagues.  The last three years have been my life.  It is actually pretty hard to think about a life that doesn't involve getting up every morning and discussing the difference between Employee Benefits Liability and Employment Practices Liability.  (believe it or not, there is a difference)  Today I even got teary eyed recording my last voice mail!  Hanover has been a great first job, and it is always hard to leave the nest.  The scariest thing of all is that leaving Hanover means that I am actually moving on.  I am one big step closer to getting on that plane.  Yikes!  It's starting to become real...not just this mystical thing that we all talk about.

Thank you so much to my favorite people for my special going away happy hour.  Thanks for always treating me like a princess!  Here's to the past three year!  ~Cheers!