On December 13th, 2014 I sat in a bar I was all too familiar with surrounded by former coworkers and friends celebrating the fact that I thought I was making a huge mistake. They didn't know at the time, but I guess all but one will find out now.
Two weeks prior I had walked into work for the last time. The place I thought I might stick for the rest of my life, the place I pictured myself collecting credentials and climbing the ladder I dreamed of was gone. That place changed, and so did I. It was one of the hardest decisions of my life, but it scared me so I knew it was the right one.