Retirement Jokes

 For: Aunt Sioux
Occasion: Retirement

To help Sioux celebrate her retirement, I made this hilarious card with the punchy one-liner "Retirement jokes don't work." I am rather impressed with myself for this one, and liked playing with fonts to complement the joke. A giant congrats to Sioux on wrapping up her very successful career!

Sparkly Retirement

For: Aunt Glor
Occasion: her birthday

Aunt Glor retired! To help mark this feat in her epic career, I created a simple card with some dictionary definitions - "career," "librarian," and "retirement." I particularly love the definition of retirement: "the period at the end of a career when a person stops working to relax and enjoy their savings." I hope Aunt Glor enjoys this next chapter!

Retirement Chair

 For: Marilynne
Occasion: her retirement

After all these years, Marilynne got to retire! To celebrate this feat, I did a sweet illustration of a happy little yellow friend kicking her feet up, basking in her success! The cut out letters read, "You did it!" I am so impressed with Marilynne's perseverance and can't wait to hang out in this post-work chapter of her life!

Tropical Retirement

 For: Aunt Katy
Occasion: Retirement

To celebrate Aunt Katy's retirement, I drew her the most festive tropical beverage I could -- it's in a pineapple cup, people! I hope Aunt Katy slides into retirement with no problem and is able to find lots of time for her hobbies and for relaxing, too!

Awesome Retirement

 For: Uncle Vince
Occasion: Retirement

To celebrate Uncle Vince's retirement, I had to drop a truth bomb on him: "You can't retire from being awesome!" This next chapter is going to be so different from the previous ones -- I hope lots of awesomeness is on deck and ready to go to make this transition lots of fun for him. 

Retirement Journey

For: Jill
Occasion: her retirement

Jill made it! She is now done with that 9-5 grind, and to help celebrate this amazing accomplishment, I created this retirement card for her. There's a storm in the background that the Work arrow points you to, and the weather clears up and is lovely on the path to retirement (there's even a picnic laid out!). It's been a treat working with Jill and I wish her nothing but the best as she adjusts to her new freedom.