Had a great trip down "memory-lane" today.
Got a call last week from my friend (and former co-worker) that one of my past employers was retiring. "He's seeing his last patient on the 26th". Couldn't let this go by unnoticed so, I picked up an ice-cream cake (ice cream is his #1 weakness and the thing he always gives up for lent) and headed there for lunch today.
Now I've been gone from this office for 14 years, but we did spend 16 years of our lives together (the few of us remaining) .... I won't bore you with details but:
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we ate ice cream (gotta have it all gone by tomorrow Ash Wednesday) and started recalling "old times". What a riot. Things we did, things patients did, past employees and neurotic doctors ... crazy situations ... even found some old photos (when we looked like kids)!
I laughed until I cried, and then some. We got so loud at one point that we were starting to get ditry looks from his son (who is taking over the practice) and the other (Oh My Gosh can they be this young?) new MD. The "new girls" in the office just kinda stared and tried to laugh along with us - but of course they didn't get it.
You would think that all we did during those years was have fun. When I remarked about this, he said "It's the Glory Days - they'll always be the best" -
- and so they were (for work at least).
Happy Retirement "B" - you're the best, and you deserve it!
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ummmmm think I'll retire next week. We HAVE worked together for 13 years. You bring the cake - I like chocolate chip mint best!
hey I know who you are talking about! Hope everyone was doing great! See you Sun
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