Where to begin? I think I have a hard time blogging when work is busy. Let's face it; I spend 9 hours staring, typing and sending emails the last thing I want to do when I get home is type for my blog. But it's no excuse.
Well, I can start by saying I was wrong. I couldn't have been more wrong about my company's national meeting. In my previous post I complained that it would be a glorified pep rally. I couldn't have been more wrong. It was a lot of panels with our CEO, CFO, and COO but all were so down to earth and were available for ALL of us to ask questions or just say hi. They talked about transparency between corporate and branch offices- something that is often unheard of in a nationwide company with over 300 offices. I've been with my company for 4 years and it really gave me a boost to go back to my office, work with me team and kick butt. It made me want to be better at my job, to work harder and to get my team where they want to be. I don't know many people who can say that- and I know I wasn't alone I heard the same thing from almost everyone who attended. Not to mention it was great to catch up with old east coast friends and of course hang out with my west coasties….
Which brings me to my original point of this post.
For the first time in my almost two years of leaving here I feel divided between being an east or west coaster. I no longer cringe when someone calls me a west coaster (sorry!)While the east coast will always be my home, my friends and life here is going to be hard to leave. It's hard to believe I've been her for almost two years and even harder to believe how well things have gone. I've been promoted, got engaged and have met friends I know I'll have for life. Could I be any luckier? All the while keeping my best friend from back home (we talk more now then ever) and I've learned to appricate the time I spend with family and friends or either coast. Sometimes I think you need a little distance for you to realize how much time with them is worth. However for all of the west has given me it's still not the east coast so for now I'll enjoy my time here with my amazing friends, until I find the right time to go back but I'll always take away a little piece of the pacific northwest. <3
