I
have been slowly spreading the word that I will be moving from Tampa to St.
Louis mid-July to start an exciting new job with Hager Companies. I am lucky
enough to have been offered a job that merges my knowledge of the door and
hardware industry with my passion for social media.
I
have been selling Hager products for the entire 20 years I have been in the
industry. It started with hinges and as Hager branched out to locks and closers,
I did too. I found that both the locks and closers were great products, at a
reasonable cost and with lifetime warranties.
That beat any other product that I could offer. My customers have been
satisfied with Hager products. And by
satisfied I mean I never have any complaints about the products! I feel I have
grabbed the brass ring to have this opportunity to be a part of the Hager Team!
As
excited as I am about my new opportunity I am sad to leave my home for the last
17 years and most especially the friends that I have made here. I have been
blessed to have lived in an amazing neighborhood called Seminole Heights and
have never experienced anything like it. People care in this community. People share in this community. I will
miss the many yappy hours, yoga parties and game days. I will miss the sore
muscles that come with constant belly laughs when we gather together. I will
miss my new Relay For Life crew members that I have had the joy of working with
over the past 9 months.
I
know the friendships will survive the new distance and we will become familiar with
Skype and Facetime. I also know I will
be back to visit though I am sad the dogs probably won’t see their girls,
Trixie and Carsen, again.
In
the meantime I am working on downsizing my belongings. That alone might be an entire blog post! The house currently has a contract on
it. Again, amazingly blessed that
neighbors were ready to upsize with their growing family and thought my house,
with its big backyard, would be perfect.
The
only less than bright spot has been trying to find housing in St. Louis. I think I have it settled now. If this is “the place” I can’t wait to share
it with you! Waiting for a lease to be
emailed to me so I can sign and send a deposit!
July
12th is my last day with a-fabco and I roll out of Tampa on July 19th.
We're going to miss you too! St. Louis is gaining an amazing asset to its community.
ReplyDeleteThanks Monica! I expect to be Skyped in for the crazy fun Relay meetings!
DeleteSo excited for your journey and excited to hear about the contract on the house so quickly!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy! It has been a whirlwind. 4 point inspection this Friday - house built in 1948 so I know there will be electric and plumbing issues. Exterior water pipe burst Monday eve. Thankfully glass guy was there and repaired.
Deletewow - that sounds so exciting. SM and hardware - two great tastes that taste great together. You are perfect for this and the move makes complete sense.
ReplyDeleteAs always, I wish you the best and know that you will make the most out of this change - I am so excited for you. Good luck!
Thanks Bob! This all came about from a 90 min. meeting back in January. Who knew!
DeleteWoo Hoo Ginny!! Best wishes and good luck with your new adventure!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandy! Can't wait to share with you!!
DeleteBased on what you had shared, it seems that you had already established a name on this industry already for years of existence of your business.
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