band-aid.

i'm sick of the slow pull. i wish i could rip off the band-aid.

not a real, stick-on-me band-aid ... the "say goodbye to all of the people i love" band-aid.

don't get me wrong, i know that this week isn't really "goodbye" ... it's just "see ya soon" ... but that doesn't make it any easier. saying goodbye to some of the best co-workers ever. saying goodbye to the amazing kids i've watched grow for the past two+ years. in reality, i know i've already said goodbye to quite a few friends ... but i still have four more days, and the most difficult goodbyes still remain. i'm not a sappy, emotional person (thank you, God) ... but, these next few days are going to be tough... which is why i wish i could just rip off the band-aid and be done with it all.

thankfully, i know that it will all be worth it. i'm going into an awesome program... to learn how to do my dream job... and i'm going to make some amazing new friends at cmu. and the best part? i have weekends off to either 1. have visitors come up  or 2. sneak out of the lab for a couple days to come home and visit the friends, family and city that i love.

four more days. four freaking days. hokey petes!