Here are a few special memories of my time there:
·
My first day – January 2001. One other intern and I were assigned to Barry
Tate's watch. One of the most important life
lessons Barry taught me – never wear cheap running shoes. That was pretty huge coming from one of the most
frugal people I know.
·
Taking my first business trip to a customer site
as a 21-year-old with Doug Roller. I was
too young to rent a car, and after Doug left to visit another client, the
customer I was working with had to come pick me up at the hotel and take me to
work. I felt like a 15-year-old girl all over again.
·
Nate joined me at Duck Creek in February of
2004. It has been so fun to watch him
grow in his career from a front row seat.
·
Nate and I visited a client in Illinois together –
he was the sales guy and I was the Solution Architect. We made a great team!
·
Duck Creek User Forum/Flocking in St.
Louis. I taught a course on ManuScript
debugging, and I got raving reviews.
Several people told me how awesome the course was, and I learned that
teaching big people is really not so different from teaching little people:
they will do anything for candy. J
·
Cooper’s Baby Shower – At the time, I worked on
a team with seven or eight other guys.
For my “shower” we all went and ate at El Rodeo, and (this is the BEST
part) the men all wore baby bonnets for part of the meal! My gift was a used potty seat with words of
advice from each of them. (And they also
blessed me with a 1 year Netflix subscription – I guess they knew we wouldn’t get
out much!)
·
Solving issues – every day. The job I am currently in is truly my nitch. I. Love. It.
Every day is different and challenging, but oh-so-rewarding as I figure
out the cause of a difficult issue!
I would be lying to say this has been an easy decision. As I read through the memories I thought to
myself, “Why am I doing this? I love my job!” And I DO! But I love my God and my husband and my kids
more, and right now I feel like the Lord is leading me to Homeschool Cooper. So today I waddle away. Thankful for what I have had, allowing myself to mourn the loss, and excited and confident about the next season of life.
