Out with the old...

Well, not everything old. Some things - some people - you should keep. No. Matter. What.

Recently, I changed jobs. (I know, you're amazed that I don't make a living writing) I made the startling transition from a job that was... Since I like to keep a positive blog, let's just call it a bad fit. But I've heard scads of great things about this new employer, and I only hope they live up to the hype.

Last week, the new employer sent me to train in Portsmouth, NH, and I loved it. Portsmouth in general is an awesome place to be, but  I found myself enjoying myself as I learned new systems, new contracts, and as I met new people. Great people, whom I hope to work with for some time.

But you know what I didn't have? My silly coworkers from the prior job, those with whom I grumbled about wacky callers and outlandish contract provisions, crunched corn nuts and got afternoon caffeine. My next to last day they presented me with a bag of the following items with which to remember them:

Two water bottels - one stainless steel, one with a stylized heart
Powdered creamer
Oatmeal packets
A stationary set
Corn nuts
Beef jerky
A banana slicer
A package of salted peanuts
A bottle of Dr. Pepper
A can of black cherry selltzer
Eight assorted Keurig cups (to give the creamer something to do)
A banana (for the slicer, obviously)
A pink lunchbag
Four kickers of vodka, all in different flavors
A framed photograph of us drinking Dr. Pepper with the salted peanuts added to the beverage. (I'd tell you why, but that's a whole 'nother post)

Three and a half years of friendship were distilled into the above list. Tomorrow, I go to my new office for the first time. I hope I'll have coworkers as awesome as them but really, how lucky can one girl get?