Post by hossjob on Jul 31, 2006 16:51:46 GMT -5
Oh boy. A whirlwind of emotions the last few weeks in my life. I was informed of a job opening back in my home town at the high school I graduated at. It will put Kristy and I within 10-15 minutes of both of our parents. It's a great move for us. However, the town we live in now is an AMAZING town. It's like going back in time. People walk the main street and shop at home town owned shops saying hello to those who pass. The town takes a tremendous amount of pride in everything to do w/ the community. It's the absolute most beautiful small town you've ever seen. It seems that in my 3.5 years here that I have touched many more people than I thought. Everywhere I go I talk to people who give praise and show gratitude, as well as grief that I am leaving. Co-workers are calling me asking me why and wishing me well, then telling me I will be missed. Kids I've coached 1, 2, 3 years in a row are coming up to me and thanking me for everything I've done for them. Even the 1 or 2 kids that gave me trouble and I didn't think liked me at all. Friends have cried, been mad, accepted teh change and are sad, but happy for our move. People have been disapointed, yet genuinely happy for us and have wished us well in the near future. Everyone has asked us to come back, visit, to not be a stranger. This is by far the hardest thing I've ever done. I AM part of this community I live in. I am a part of the community I'm moving to. I have friends in both places, but family in only one. Many of the people that have touched me in the place I live currently will stay with me forever in some form or another. I'll be honest, it was extremely hard to get up to train today because an ex player almost had me in tears minutes before I got to the gym. A junior that I taught in 7th grade and coached the last 2 years in HS baseball looked me in the eye after I thanked him for making ME have 2 great seasons and said, "No. Thank you coach! It was you that made us have great seasons. We will miss you. You have to promise to come back and watch us play. You have to promise me that you will come back and visit when you have a child so we can meet your child. You have to come back and help us continue to get better at baseball." WOW! The look in his eyes broke my heart. This is a great change for us, but it's also an impossible change. We were 2 days from breaking ground and starting to build a new house. 2 DAYS! Each person I see, each person I talk to, each person I have to call and tell about this change is harder and HARDER to do! I knew it would be hard to make this change, but each minute of each day it gets more and more emotional. I am excited to go back home and do my thing, but I will miss Archbold. I became a man here and began my profession.
