A Farewell to Cricket

When I graduated from college, I had about zero ideas for where I was going. I started one job about 3 days after graduation, but I knew that a new one just across campus was in the works. What did I want out of a job in research? Well, an incredible experience from some of the best scientists in their field is certainly a perk. I truly enjoy the everyday challenges of my work, too. I’ll tell you what I didn’t expect to find, but certainly did – a true friend. Have you ever met a new person who it didn’t take you long to figure out was truly good to the core? Malcolm Gladwell in Blink would say that this is a natural ability of our subconscious to quickly and distinctively judge things in this way. So while I had my initial judgments, I have also spent the last two years creating a bond that I now fully recognize the magnitude of.

When K (I’ll use her signature format for this post) first started talking about leaving the lab and going to medical school, I have to say that I selfishly wanted her to stay another year. Now, I am truly happy for her in my heart of hearts. That’s what you ultimately want for your friends – happiness. I am lucky to see everyday how excited she is about this new season in her life, and share in the occasion (and definitely in the planning!). I am not typically your sentimental type, but here I feel it is both appropriate and necessary.

So this is one of my forms of a farewell to Cricket, because I know that the blog is near to both our hearts and will stay that way. I will miss her dearly and it will never be the same without her. I hope for her only the best of the best. Lastly, I will be as cheesy as I know how to be and quote Sex and the City…

“After all, things change, so do cities, people come into your life and they go. But it's comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart... and if you're very lucky, a plane ride away...”