Yesterday we met with our FP and he has given us a 3-5 year recommendation for retirement. We went out and celebrated by having lunch at a restaurant we like but that is closing after this month (sad). I'm guessing we could do it sooner too if we were really motivated but I think taking time to prepare will benefit us and only position us for less worry. 

It's a bit weird because I feel too young and while I will certainly miss aspects of my job, as we all know...there will be some that I won't. I just feel like with how life is speeding up and nothing is guaranteed (a cousin recently had a really sad diagnosis which is forcing a retirement due to medical reasons with a grim future). We want to have adventures now while we're probably the healthiest we will be and eventually settle down after 5-10 years of fun. 

I also feel like we're going to end up dealing with some folks who might be envious or something after seeing us retire. Has anyone dealt with that? I think because of covid, there's already been a disruption in friends and etc and so this makes it feel a bit worse but I guess this is just a bigger change in life and it's how it goes.