Last days surprises!

Hello! It has been a couple of weeks since I posted while I have been busy finishing up projects at work!

But then, I have to admit, I got to go on an award trip from my work just before my retirement date, and I am writing this from Costa Rica! I am truly blessed! So complaining about a few crazy last weeks just doesn’t seem right! LOL!

We have never been to Costa Rica before and are finding it is absolutely beautiful! The resort is amazing and the customer service superb – check out the Four Seasons at Papagayo in Guanacaste if you can! We will be having a company dinner one night but otherwise, we are free to make arrangements to do whatever we please. Dave is diving today (and yesterday too) and he said it was an amazing dive. We hope to go deep sea fishing and have arranged a couple of other tours- one at the Palo Verde National Park including a river boat cruise, and one at the Monteverde Cloud Forest – it has suspension bridges to keep you high up in the cloud forest, so wish me luck! Better for me at least than ziplining, though, which is also available. They also have a hummingbird and butterfly sanctuary – I am sure it will be fantastic!

It has been nice to ratchet back for a few days from the craziness of trying to finish up at work. It was funny, though, when other work folks started arriving (we actually came a few days earlier than the group), I started having work-related dreams again – OY! I found that some folks who don’t work at my home office didn’t realize I was retiring, so that shocked them to hear it. Lots of facets to this trip!

When I get back, I will have one more week! WOW! I have to admit, I know how to go out in style, don’t I? LOL! Amazing trip, fabulous life experiences throughout my career (plus of course, a few not-so-fabulous ones, but who wants to remember those?!) AND great expectations for my new sunRISE ahead!

Can’t wait!

See you next time – probably after my retirement is actually effective!

Whoohoo!
Mary