I guess it all started earlier this spring. the one person in my career who had showed me that they cared, the one person who proved they trust me-- quit. he told me that he was done. wasn't happy anymore.
I walked out of the office before he could see I was crying.
we have always had a special relationship. everyone always thought he liked me. I never saw it.
that is, until the day he made a move. he wasn't my manager anymore, but it was still weird.
and pretty shocking.
but here I was, being told he was leaving. it broke my heart. I wasn't sure how I would keep going without his support.
all summer, I have been saying that I need to get a "real" job. I need to grow up. I need to move on from Cedar Point. all summer, I've been full of talk. I think it all stemmed from having one of the biggest professional influences in my life leaving the company. it served as some sick sort of inspiration.
Wednesday, I got a phone call saying that I got the marketing job I interviewed for in Toledo. I was ecstatic. I don't want to work in hotels for the rest of my life, and this will be a great opportunity for me.
tomorrow is my last day at the hotel. I've found a "real" job. I'm growing up. I'm moving on from Cedar Point.
in a way, it feels great. I feel relieved, for whatever reason.
but at the same time, I'm not ready to give up the wonderful network of friends I have come to call "family" here in Sandusky. I didn't tell any of them that I got the job. I wasn't sure how to tell them... wasn't sure how they'd take it.
there is a huge part of me that is deeply saddened that I am leaving.
it's not like Toledo and Sandusky are incredibly far apart, but I'm taking the past four years of my life and leaving it behind in just three days. I simply cannot wrap my mind around it.
I was hoping it would be easier than this, but I guess no one ever said that growing up was.
