Okay…today it is my three year anniversary at my current employer. Well…the company I now work for split off of the company I was hired to in 2003 but for accounting purposes, it’s the same company. I know that doesn’t seem like a long time; and it’s not. But considering that time is longer than the time I spent with my previous company it seems like longer. I’m happy with my work, coworkers and opportunities. Oddly, I was off today, not to celebrate but to simply enjoy a surfeit of vacation days.
I didn’t want to return to Little Rock. That is not a secret. It’s not my favorite place. But it does have family and good friends. Of course we moved to start a family. Not quite in the manner in which it happened…but I’m so happy with how it did. We have a great son, home, and dog.
I do want to return to Fayetteville. It fills my adult definition of home. Unlike Syracuse (which will shock those who know me) which defines the home of my adolescence. My recent return trip was wholly underwhelming..though my traveling companion and the wedding were great.
Of course, moving back to F’ville isn’t in the cards right now. Too many benefits in the form of grandparent proximity to make a leap to a new town. Moving is a fear downstream since I am technically a remote employee now that my team and primary office are in another state. Long term success and growth with this company are going to force some hard decisions. But not today.
I’m going to play with the dude. He’s back from school and needs some dad time.
So…the best thing about three years…the little man. It all comes back to him now. 🙂
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