Ode to an Old Job

Well as you all know already, the amazing thing that the Lord had done since two posts ago was that He simply answered my prayer. As I was struggling with having to juggle family time with commute time to my job at Keyport, He quickly resolved my dilemma. I got a job offer and accepted a position as an engineer with the Boeing Company. My first official day at Boeing was a couple of days ago for orientation. However, my first real day on the job is tomorrow (both Halloween and my brother-in-law, Owen's, birthday. Happy Birthday, O! Love you, man!). I'm both excited and nervous. I have been anxious to start working. My commute time will drop from 3 hours roundtrip to 20 minutes. That is a miracle!

As I start my new job tomorrow as a 787 (Dreamliner) Seat Engineer, I look back at my 6 1/4 years of work at the Navy. What an experience, what a job! I somewhat feel that I can accredit my time working at the Navy to the person that I am today. I learned a lot about myself, and I learned what I'm capable of. I also made numerous relationships--friends that I can always call and chat with, hang out with on the weekends, etc. It was a pleasure working there, and I'm going to miss it immensely. If it weren't for the commute, I'm quite certain I would've ended my career there. But sadly my time there has come to an end and a new beginning is upon me.

Cheers to my fellow Keyporters! I will miss you all. Thanks for the great times.

Mike (Goich), Myself, Declan, and Derin (D-Dub)

Kevin (Kev-Bot) and Me

Bill (Billiam), Myself, Danny (Hubes), and Declan

Me, Declan, and the best boss in the world, Linz

(and you know I'm not sucking up since I can't gain anything by doing that now) :)

Here is a final shot of just HALF of the people that came out to bid me farewell. We took over the entire restaurant. That just goes to show the type of people I worked with. I miss them already!