It’s done!

I finished my work shift today at Street Toyota, said goodbye to a few of my colleagues and friends and then came home.

But first I had to pick up a couple of things.

I had mentioned to a few folks there that I never got a cake when I left the Amarillo Globe-News in August 2012. That’s all I wanted: a sheet cake with a “Good Luck” message … and a corner piece with a healthy layer of frosting.

Today I got six cupcakes from Belmar Bakery, which I took home to enjoy with my wife.

Then I received another very cool gift.

It’s a sketch portrait from Benny Hill, one of my friends at Street and a fellow with whom I worked at the Globe-News.

It’s a very good likeness. It has several good wishes written by friends throughout the dealership.

So, there you have it.

That’s all she wrote, man. I wept when I left my job at the Oregon City (Ore.) Enterprise-Courier; I did so again when I left the Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise; and, yes, I wept when I departed the Globe-News.

No tears this time. It is a happy day.

Now the open road awaits my wife and me … and Toby the Puppy.