The beginning of a New Year, but an Ending as well…

Today, January 2, 2007… Goodness 2007 where did 2006 go? It just seemed like yesterday I started working for the City of Midland, but it has now been almost one year.

I started working for the City on January 19, 2006. I wasn’t sure what to expect, who I would meet, or if I would even like working for the City, for me it was a beginning. For the first couple of weeks I kept to myself. In fact the few people who I did talk to were older than me and I didn’t have much in common with them. I can remember when my friend Brian came to visit and I was told him that there was no one to go to happy hour with… but that soon changed… Jennifer and Boo came into my life.

It is funny what can bring people together, especially women. Right after starting my job my ex-boyfriend and I broke up. Of course it devastated me and it was extremely hard to go to work but I had just started my job and I didn’t want to lose it, so I sucked it up and went. Jennifer, the Admin Assistant for CISD had been trying extremely hard to befriend me, but it wasn’t until I broke down about my relationship did we become friends. All women have had their hearts broken and it was at this moment that both Jennifer and Boo became my friends.

I remember the exact moment like yesterday. I was in my office when my cell phone rang. I did not want to answer it so I let it go to voice mail. And of course “he” left a message. “Call me it is important, it is about your dog Coco.” I had been avoiding “his” phone calls for at least two weeks now. I did not want to hear anything “he” had to say to me. We had broken up; “he” was no longer apart of my life. Because I was at work when the phone call came I had no one to go talk to… so I got up the strength and walked into Jennifer’s office. “I need your advice,” I said. And I told her about the message and the entire situation… she then called Boo in for a second opinion. We all agreed I had to call “him”… but first we tried to get it out of “him” by having Jennifer call and pretend to be my secretary (it makes me laugh when I think about it now). “Mr. X this is Jennifer Frescaz with the City of Midland, LD is in a meeting right now and wanted me to call and make sure, I believe it is Coco? Is ok and that there is not a problem”. Needless to say that didn’t work, so I walked down the hall to my office, closed the door and made the dreaded phone call I had been avoiding.

“Knock, Knock” with tears streaming down my face my boss started knocking on my door… Someone in the office had told my boss that they could hear me crying in my office… so he came knocking on my door. Quickly I got off the phone and talked to my boss… he didn’t get onto me, just checked in on me. After which I went to talk to Jennifer and Boo again… I was holding myself together quite well until I found out the entire office knew I was crying in my office… I broke down. It was at that moment when I let all my guards down in front of Jennifer and Boo that our friendship began.

Today January 2, 2007 is Jennifer’s last day at CISD, she is going to be a teacher, a truly noble position. Boo left us back in September and now Jennifer is leaving me. It is an ending. Out of all the people I have worked with in the past she is by far the most fun and surprising… I laugh when I am around her and I will truly miss her.

So Good Bye Jennifer and Good Luck… I admire you and your ambition and goals.

I am Living Single in Texas.