March 25, 2022

The entire leadership team learned of my date night tonight, the first in a long while, and celebrated by whooping and hollering during our morning huddle. A coworker-turned-friend is keeping my kids for a craft night and a sleepover. My husband stopped by work to drop off a bottle of champagne and a bottle of moscato, for me to deliver to a friend who had a baby down one hall and a friend who agreed to a promotion down another hall. These glimpses of normal and belonging are what keep me going in an industry that will not recover quietly or easily from the last few years.