Unwritten Chapters

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."   -Seneca                                                              

Minha louco familia!

Although I have a new chapter of life around the corner, yesterday we celebrated my father's new chapter-- his retirement!

I have always admired my father, not only because he is an amazing dad, but because of how hard working, kind, supportive, and selfless he is. This came into focus yesterday at his retirement luncheon rounding out 38 years with the State of CA, mostly spent in the Dept. of Education but the past 4 with the Dept. of Veteran's Affairs. It was a full room of people, all attending to wish my father well in the new phase of his life--  jokes abounding (mostly surrounding the Giants vs. Dodgers rivalry). But what really shone through was how many people admired and appreciated his dedication to his work, his "can-do" positive attitude, and witty sense of humor. In his speech, he said his only regret was not joining the Dept. of Veteran's Affairs sooner- as he was able to really see the people he was serving, and that he felt "what more deserving people to serve than those who have served our country."


Needless to say, I am very proud of him. Now he will have more time to walk/run their yellow lab, learn to jam on the lefty guitar I gave him, read the daily paper, golf, and just plain putz around. Cheers to a father who is an inspiration for my life and upcoming journey abroad!