I love you, Prevention!

My staff threw me a surprise going away party today at work. I could tell something was up when people kept peeking in my door and inventing nonsense conversations to keep me at my desk. But I never imagined that everyone was waiting for me in the conference room with roses, South African wine, sushi, and a delicious cake.

I tried to capture nearly two years in a five minute speech. Working in HIV Prevention has been one of the most valuable experiences of my life, and I have met such wonderful people in the process. I think back to where we started with the program, how many obstacles were in place - both personal and professional - and am unbelievably proud that we somehow overcame everything and created not only a strong team, but beautiful friendships along the way.

I spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning out my office and shredding old files. Everything still seems so normal - my phone still rings, my inbox is still full, people still come down the hall to ask if I want catfish or enchiladas for lunch. It still hasn't really hit me that tomorrow is my last day at The Wright House.