kiss and a hug.

today was much better than yesterday even though i didn't feel like i got much sleep last night. i tossed and turned, not really falling asleep until after 1 am. however, when i finally woke up, things were ok... if you consider accidentally brushing your teeth with your husband's toothbrush okay. there was something else odd that happened this morning, but i can't remember what it was. it seems like so long ago! i can hear dustyn telling me that it was "amazing i was making out of the house in one piece" because i was so scattered.

i was very focused at work today. i've been so slow at work, playing around on the internet for a while the past few weeks, but now that i'm about to leave, i'm bombarded. everyone is sending me emails asking if they can have my help before friday. frankly, i don't have time. they're only allowing me to work until noon on friday.

i stayed later at work today to start making CDs of my work for my future portfolio. i'm so disappointed because i'm going to need SO MANY CDs to hold the drawings, files, etc. since everything is so graphic, the file sizes are large. i think i've made 6 as of right now, and i haven't even dented what i need to copy. i want to make sure i take what i need now instead of being a pest to ask for it after i'm gone. nicole has really used and abused me since she got laid off. in the beginning, i was more than willing to send her files and copies. now, she's asking for gensler's project management standards so she can use at the job she's just been offered. she was never a project manager at gensler, therefore, i refuse to hand that information off to her. she isn't supposed to have it.

around 6:30, i started receiving emails from christine with the subject "exit paperwork". there were three emails. my heart sank as i looked through the attachments. just as i'm wallowing in my thoughts regarding the emails, ane walks by and wants to say good-bye. she's going to be presenting at the hospitality and design conference on friday, but she leaves for it tomorrow morning. she said her good-bye to me and then told me she was going to take her 3 year old twins to the restroom (her parents were dropping them off at the office). five minutes after she leaves, i hear the pitter patter of little steps running toward me. she had her boys to come meet me, give me huge hugs, kisses on the cheeks, and tell me good-bye. ane is brazillian, and her boys speak mostly portuguese, so the way they said my name was the most precious thing in the whole world. tears are just streaming down my face remembering the moment. how touching.

i'm really trying not to ugly cry here.

ok. enough of this sadness for right now. i should go chill out downstairs while i wait for dustyn to pick me up from work. this is enough for today. plan of action: eat dinner. work out. pack boxes?

(there are only 6 empty ones left! yippee!!)