Thought I was going to retire with no fan-fare at all - just go out to lunch with my 2 co-workers on my team and David, my husband, my last day of work.
But no, my supervisor has asked my co-worker if he would check with me about having lunch with our pod fellow workers (only about 10) in the pod catered by Wegmans.

Gee whiz - it got me all teary eyed and here I sit being the woman that I am and crying!

I told him I need to let him know my answer tomorrow.

My hesitation is because I don't want to cry in front of everyone!!!!

I have loved my work for the entire 20 years I've been here. The organization and staff have supported me through all my life crises - being a single parent, having to take my unruly teenager to court for a PINS petition, being caregiver for my father who had Dementia, and most recently being a newly wed at the age of 58 for the first time in my life!

How can I ever express to them how much that has truly meant to me? WITHOUT breaking down and crying!