This is Retirement?

Sooo....somehow I thought that after seven years of employment in one office it would be a somewhat traumatic separation when I retired and pulled away from the parking lot that final time. In my mind's eye there was a beautiful mellow Kenny G tune playing in the background as I walked the "receiving line" of colleagues and made my way tearfully to my car. I would look over my shoulder to see my colleagues wiping their eyes and gently waving goodbye. Well, it was nothing like that. It was totally uneventful. It seems that I was one of very few people who even bothered to show up at work. All but one of my administrative team members was "out" for the day. One of my secretaries was already off for the summer and the teaching staff was gone. It was me and one other secretary. As the morning progressed we completed what little work I had left to do and then we, or I should say I, looked for things to do to be busy. The tech guy came in and disabled my computer because some offices were changing so I couldn't even surf the web. After lunch I helped pack up a couple of bookshelves, made myself a WalMart list, and finally, about 12:30, I hugged my co-worker of seven years goodbye and walked to my car and drove off. No line of friends waving....no tears....only the one hug....what a total disappointment. While I totally hate "goodbyes"...come on. It felt like everyone has moved on and I was just in the way....gathering dust as a lame duck. So much for the dramatic departure. And so, my retirement begins...