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August 05, 2008

Next Change.

Hd,

Today is a special day for you. Even for me. I ve thought of the company you worked for as my own too. So I'm all emotional that today is your last day with them. Almost eight years. That's a long time. I don't understand why men of today have to change jobs. My dad worked for the same company for thirty years and retired. Your dad is still with the same company after 30 odd years. Why cant you do the same? With all the changes in our married life so far, your job was the one constant thing and you have to go and change that too? I ve got a lot of getting used to, Mate!

I remember the day you went for the interview for this job. I remember both of us in the car that evening and you driving us to a friends wedding reception and you got a call informing that you have landed the job. I still remember the goofy smile you had in your face and how proud I was. It was only a few months into our wedding. And then I got a job too and we both moved to Bangalore and set up our first home. The first day you left for office in the bus. And you came home in the evening to tell me all about it. And here we are almost eight years later with two kids, half a globe across and I had a lump in my throat when you left for work today. I made Ashu say "bye bye laptop, bye bye phone" because I could nt bring myself to. (It just occurred to me. Does it mean you ll be hogging my laptop until you get one in your new job? Uh oh!)

Good luck dear. I ll always by your side. You know that, don't you? But you know what? I am the proudest for another reason. The other day when we went to the farewell dinner with your boss and co workers. They gave you a parting gift. It was a book - "A Parents Guide: In and around Zurich with Kids". I cannot begin to tell you how my heart swelled with pride. That your colleagues knew how important family time is for you. The fact that you have let them know that. You had to have made that kind of an impression for them to have bought this book for you, right? Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I just hope you have enough free time from your new job to do all the things that the book suggests! ;)

Here's to new beginnings.

Love you.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lookey Look... Who is all senti'mental'!!

Good Luck to your Hd!!

Me said...

Good Luck Boo's HD!!!

Spontaneous Mini said...

That is so cute. Good Luck to HD.

Mama - Mia said...

all the best to the man!! :D

cheers!

abha

Itchingtowrite said...

i love this post. bye bye laptop !! ha ha bare bones logic. i felt the same when hubby left his job- bye bye innova, bye bye foreign trips (and therefore the chocolates)

Noodlehead said...

Good luck HD! are you guys still going to be in zurich? please, please say yes unles u want me to die unhappy without meeting y'all!

btw, our visas are supposedly coming this week. where have i heard that before :( sigh.

Anonymous said...

Congrats, Boo! For Hd's new job and your beautiful post :)) Any chance of getting back to India?

B o o said...

Nh - yes, yes. We are going to be in zurich. I would have gone bonkers if there was a location change as well. The moving to a new house in Oct itself is taking a serious toll on my menatal health!!
Good luck with the visa. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for ya.

Savani said...

awwwwwww....good luck to HD on the new job! he is so lucky to have you by his side!

Anonymous said...

Hi Boo I m thoroughly enjoying reading ur blog.....I have a 3 year old and feel very happy going through ur site.......


All the Best....

Absolutely Serendipitous said...

May HD find all the success.

Artnavy said...

all the best with the changes

look at it this way - u will have even more friends, probably a better laptop which u can borrow and more time ?

dipali said...

All the best for the new job, M'sieur Boo.

Trishna said...

aww thats such a sweet post Boo...all the best to HD.

shub said...

aww! such a sweet post. I've got goosebumps! :))

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