One week left! ONE WEEK! Then I'm outta here.
That's 8 sleeps, for those of you keeping track at home.
Lots of REI shopping this week and I've even started packing. Oh, in case any of you didn't know, PINK is the new color for mountain babes. Maybe only because I found a wonderful coral windbreaker on sale, but I've still decided this is so.
So, this past week has held so many goodbyes already, and the week ahead of me holds so many more. It's bittersweet. It really is. and I am SO bad at saying goodbye!
Speaking of which... tomorrow is my last day working at the Coffee Grounds.
I spent 7 long, smelly, dirty, crusty months there!!... I've shoveled the entry in the coldest days of the year and scooped buckets and buckets of ice cream in the hottest. I've been burnt and scraped and pinched and scowled! ...But, I can really say, it was the best job I could have ever possibly had at this age. It's about attitude, yo.
However, I surely wont miss certain pieces of Coffee Grounds... The aroma of Toasted Almond flavored coffee, finding surprises to unclog in the toilets, early opening shifts, and the smelly old men who came with them. To that I say "Hasta la visa, baby!"
But I'll miss my buddies, my co-workers, my boss-erino... You all know who you are.
To the rest of you, take care of this place, ya hear?
Not gunna lie, I spent a few hours thinking and searching for a great way to say goodbye at the shop. I have a few really good ideas. Really great, really funny ideas. I feel I could be the master of being remembered. Do you have any good ideas or stories of hilarious goodbyes that you have created or have fallen victim to? If I think of any more, I have quite a few people I would LOVE to say 'Adios' to. Watch out.
Anyhoo, let the goodbyes commence.
Sometimes goodbyes are for longer than you expect.
But sometimes they dont last as long as you think.
I hope to run into most and all of you before I head out!
Much love, family.
-G
Much love, family.
-G
Hey Gracie, I don't know if I will see you before you go (I am in Alabama). I won't say goodbye. Instead I will say, "Until we meet again..." I hope you have a wonderful, growing and stretching, door-opening, awe-filled time. And when things get tough (which they probably will), just remember that the Holy Spirit is good at walking alongside us AND good at reminding your kingdom family members to pray. You will be in my thoughts and prayers often. Love you so much! Liz B
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