Monday, April 28, 2014

Last Day at Work

Friday was my last day of office work for a while.... the next few weeks will be spent prepping and waiting for baby to make an appearance, and then the real work will begin..... motherhood!

In honor of the occasion, my incredibly sweet hubby made me a sash to wear!

my "last day" sash
Yes, it's made from toilet paper and a sharpie marker.  But let me tell you -- I was pretty impressed with his creativity and craftiness seeing as he made that gorgeous sash in the 2 minutes before we walked out the door on Friday morning!  ;)  I did wear it for a little bit toward the end of the day {though unfortunately don't have a photo to share} but otherwise proudly displayed it on my monitor.  :)

This may sound odd, but I'm going to miss my co-workers!  Don't get me wrong -- I'm so grateful that my company provides me with pre-baby maternity leave... I think it is a very generous policy and I certainly need the time at home to decompress from the corporate world, write out thank-you notes for all the wonderful gifts we received at my baby shower, practice my breathing and relaxation techniques for labor, and try to get our apartment in order before our newest family member arrives.  And I'm definitely looking forward to attempting to relax a bit over the next couple weeks instead of dealing with contract redlines or deadlines on a daily basis.  But, the truth is that I consider the teammates I work with my friends, and I'm going to miss them on a personal level!

A couple weeks ago, the entire group of my NY colleagues {and some from CA as well!} hosted a surprise baby shower for me at work.  The fact that all of these incredibly busy people took an hour out of their super-jam-packed schedules to come eat pie with me and send me off with the very best well wishes meant so much.  They also contributed money and presented Shep and me with a VERY generous gift card!  I was so surprised, humbled and grateful, all at once.  I'm telling you... I could not ask for a nicer group of people to work with.

I received so much support outside of my NY working group as well!  One of my former teammates from CA who now works in another group sent me a super cute cookie monster onesie, and another of my CA colleagues sent me an adorable yellow "bear" hoodie, complete with ears!
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Then there were these beautiful flowers that arrived on my desk out of the blue on Tuesday afternoon...


And on Friday morning this little package of muslin swaddle blankets appeared!


How could I not miss working with such thoughtful people like this?!  And, no, it's not just because they bought me presents.  ;)  They are super smart, but fun and caring people.  The good news is that my office is only a train ride away.  Once baby arrives, I can take him or her to meet the team over lunch, and I've let them know that our door is open for visits as well!

I'll admit -- I've been counting down to this "no more work" day for so long now, but it was a bit surreal waking up today and realizing that I could in fact stay in bed as long as I wanted!  It was odd to just lay around while Shep got dressed and left for work.  But, I think it's something I can get used to.  That is until the little one arrives and then there will be no more sleeping in!  :)

Happy Maternity Leave To Me!

4 comments:

  1. Oh, congrats to being off work already! That's so awesome! Enjoy the "you" time. It seems as if you do work with a wonderful group of people. The shower, the gifts, and the flowers were so very thoughtful of them. Good thing they are only a train ride away so you can see them often! Not too much longer now. I'm so excited!!

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    1. Thanks, Mel! It feels good not to have to worry about work right now with everything else we are trying to prep for! :)

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  2. Hey Nicole! Thanks so much for stopping by to say hello. Your blog is so precious! How amazing - you get PRE-maternity leave? So very cool. You will REALLY appreciate having had that time to get your ducks in a row and REST before your little pumpkin arrives! Looking forward to following along on your journey to motherhood! :)

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    1. Hi Ryan, thanks so much for reading and saying hello! I am VERY lucky to get this pre-maternity leave, and I know it! Haven't gotten as much done so far in week #1 as I thought I might, but oh well.... That's what week #2 is for! ;)

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