Is hard to do!!!
I dropped the kids off at the preschool at lunch time and headed for the BBQ at my principal's house. (HUGE house and HUGE yard, by the way----absolutely gorgeous place!!!) It was fun hanging out with everyone "one last time" in a casual, non-school setting. After the BBQ, I headed over to Christina's house (after picking up the kids too, of course) and we hung out and just had a good time chillin' with each other for part of the evening. Why the heck didn't we do this sooner? Why did we wait until I'm leaving to start hanging out? Oh well, at least we're still in the state, so it's very possible to visit and hang out in the future. Several people said they go to New Smyrna or places like that a lot, so there are definite possibilities for visits then too.
I just loved my job and co-workers. It will be hard to duplicate that one again, but hopefully wherever I end up for employment, there will still be a similar sense of comraderie. I even got a hug from my principal before I left, which really surprised me, but was really cool. (She comes across as being pretty proper and all, but she is a great principal and does her job very well!)
If only I could commute (as Christina keeps suggesting) or move my school to the other coast, that would be perfect!
