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I
was the last to leave the office on Thursday, turning off my computer at half
past three and rushing out the door and doing my best to keep the car in the
approximate vicinity of the speed limit as I made my way to the apartment.
Moments after pulling into the parking lot, changing my shirt, and putting on a
sport coat, my dad walked around the corner and I was once again in the car. We
arrived in old city just in time to watch everyone strolling down the street to
the nearest bar after a long day at the office. While I too was walking into a
bar, I headed upstairs to the event room at Prime
Stache to help my colleagues prepare for our party.
It
seemed like it was only a few moments before our guests began to arrive
(including my dad who walked around a bit so that we could prep). We all
quickly dove into different conversations with the same thought running through
all of our minds… we couldn’t believe that it had already been a year (a little
longer for most of us). It was a night to celebrate our success and, more
importantly, the hard work and long hours that we all put in to ensure that
this day would come. We all took a bit of a risk joining a new venture but it
never seemed like a risky move as we have remained confident in both our
abilities and our leadership.
Over
the past year, primarily over the last several months, I have had to learn to
pull back a little from work and spend the time needed with my wife. While the
night was going well, my dad and I left a bit early so that I could spend the
evening with my wife. Not part of the original plan but something that needed
to happen that night. There were still people coming and going when we walked
back down the stairs but the drive back out of the city was much faster than it
would have been later given the fact that we were driving right at the very
beginning of mischief night.
Once
I met up with my wife in Bryn Mawr, we settled in for a night of doing pretty
much as little as possible. While we didn’t wind up going very far we did
manage to entertain ourselves by watching the constant flow of police walking
by with teenagers in tow. After a quick trip to Wawa (the Gobbler is back) we
settled in at the apartment and rested for what was going to be a hectic end of
the week for the two of us.
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