7 more days

Yikes! A week from now, I'll be somewhere on the Jersey turnpike. I am completely overwhelmed and I don't expect my last day at work is going to help me in that department. Yesterday, I tried to prepare my assistant for any question, event, or problem that might occur after I leave. There's no replacement for me yet, so I'm trying to make sure she suffers as little as possible. After work, I took her out to dinner at Chango to thank her for being the best assistant ever. Another colleague joined us and we tried to pretend this wasn't our last dinner together, which was not all that easy. When we parted, I said, "Don't hug me! It makes it real!"