Lesley and Jonathan

Today, I submitted my letter of resignation at IBM. The emotion of leaving IBM won’t sink in until two weeks from now when I actually have to say goodbye to all the friends I made since 2002. I had a lot of success at IBM, but it’s time to turn the page and start a new chapter in my life. I can not express in words just how excited I am to be living with Lesley in Toronto. It’s been fun traveling back and forth, but having to leave Les after a weekend or rare week in Toronto is always sad.

In three days, Les and I will be married six months and we are finally getting the opportunity to live our lives together, under the same roof. I could not be happier. On May 5th, I am renting a car and driving up to my new home. I already know that is going to be an exciting, emotional ride for me. I’m leaving my family and the only city I’ve ever known, Brooklyn. Eight hours later, I will be in my new city, starting a new life with the woman I love. I only wish Les were taking the ride with me, but knowing she will be home when I get there is exciting enough. I can’t wait to drop my bags at the door and call out “Honey, I’m home.”

Then, I need to find a job. =)

This past weekend, my dad and I took a rented minivan up to Toronto.  The contents of such were countless books, some clothes, appliances, and two cats.  The trip was fun (my dad drove 3 about hours, I put in about 5) and we got to Toronto at a fairly decent hour.  That evening Les, me, and my dad joined a few friends for dinner at Spacco.  The next day we cleaned-up a bit and had dinner at Lesley’s parents’ house.  Andrea joined us for dinner.  Great times.

There was a really bad storm in NY and we didn’t think my dad and I would take off.  Luckily the storm passed and we made it home; albeit a little nauseous from the flight.

It’s very strange to be back home with little to no personal effects and certainly no cats.