I saw a post on Facebook today that made me realize I'm moving into the next phase of Hallmark life. There was a time when the "kids" would get together after work for some much needed down/bitch time. We would go to dinners together, or hang out at some one's house, etc. There was a time when I was invited to those.
I completely understand the need to have fun time with one's co-workers outside of work, especially at Hallmark and especially at Christmastime. That being said, there are certain people that wouldn't make it the cathartic experience it needs to be. I've usually straddled that line; hanging out with the "kids" or relaxing with the "ladies." But I might have officially crossed over that "kid" line. I am not upset that I wasn't invited, that's not the point. It's just a realization that time progresses and things move on.
It's sort of a Hallmark No-man's land. I'm not quite old enough to be part of the "ladies," I don't have their life experiences or worries. And I don't have the same perspective that the "girls" have anymore. I have more concrete worries and responsibilities; a better understanding of how things work or need to work. Hallmark isn't my career but then it's not my until I'm finished with school job either. All the "girls' I started with, twelve years ago, have gone off into their respective careers and started families, etc. It was about my age when my decade buddy left Hallmark to have her first child.
I wonder if she felt the way I do about Hallmark when she was in my shoes.
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