I have never been a big fan of change, but here it comes! Phil's retirement is right around the corner and I can say that I am not ready for this change AT ALL. When I was little I hated anything that was different from the norm....camp, end of the school year, not having my Dad around all the time, etc... And now we are closing in on one of the biggest changes in our life. I woke up the other morning and realized that my husband is not going to be a policeman anymore. Pretty weird feeling. I have to laugh to myself that I think this is such a big deal...Hellooooo I must say, how do you think Phil feels about this? He is afraid that he may have an identity crisis. We joke about the uniform, but really I must admit we are both pretty scared about this change in our lives. He is really excited about his new career in Insurance - he talks about it all the time. He is making contacts, getting leads and talking about it to all of our friends...and he doesn't even have keys to the office yet! I know he will do great because he is such a people person. The same skills that have made him the ever famous "Officer Phil" will take him far in his new job. I have been so proud of how well my brother has done with my Dad's company and it makes me happy to have 2 of my favorite people working together. I know my Dad would be really happy about that one. What I haven't figured out is how I am suppossed to work without him. I mean, we are team..good cop, bad cop you know how it goes. We drive to work together, eat lunch together, share an office, answer each others phones, finish each other's sentences, do work for one another to ease the other's workload. I told Phil I don't want to be like every other couple I know...I love the fact that we can have a married life and a work life. I love being able to look over at any point in the day to see him. But, change here we come. Thankfully, I have a new partner that will be fun to work with...we get along and he doesn't bring a big ego. I have a lot of great friends at the department so I know my work day won't be a bad one. But all the same, I am still sad about him leaving.....
