June 1st

Who knew that on June 1st, 1988, I would continue to work at the same law firm for the next 20+ years. After all, I was just there to fill in for a maternity leave.

Looking back, I saw a lot of faces come and go...

- articling students, some to become lawyers at the firm...

- change of staff, some only there a few months, others retiring after many, many years, and others moving on to different law firms...

- the clients. Oh my goodness, the clients! When it comes to family law, we certainly had our share of interesting ones! My former co-worker and I had nicknames for some. Makes me chuckle when I think about it...

- and of course the office parties! Oh, the parties!

I made some wonderful friends at the firm. And I saw a lot of changes in my own personal life. I'd been married less than a year when the firm hired me. A baby would follow three years later ... a baby I would one day see work at the firm for awhile while enrolled in college. I can still remember my boss' reaction to finding out I was pregnant (lol). At that time I was the only one working for her. But we sure did find us one heck of a fill-in! Caused a few of my fellow co-workers to drink (lol). Then there was my inevitable divorce, living on my own, acquiring a house, then ultimately marrying an Oklahoman...which brings me to where I am now.

I miss the people, the drama, the work, the routine, my boss and her yada-yada's and ma'bopper dictations. It was a good place to work. I miss it. Yes, I said it...I miss it (lol). Needed a break, definitely, but I feel somewhat lost now.

I wonder what my next job will be, how long I'll be there and what friends I will make. Finding a job here is proving to be a bit of a challenge. So far I've avoided applying at law firms, but perhaps that's my destiny. I do hope to find employment soon. I feel the bins closing in on me! I expect I'll do better once we move into the house.

When I was packing for the big move, I came across the blouse I wore to my interview all those years ago: