Talked to my boss/friend and let him know that I am going to take the offer and opportunity put forth before me. I told him it will be next Tuesday and that I will do everything in my power to train and hand off all of my work, and that my phone is always on for anything that may arise. He, being my friend of course wished me the best and also wanted me to counter offer to stay. I told him I would consider it but that it would be highly unlikely that I would entertain it. It's all good and he almost didn't sound surprised.
On another note, pumped some iron today! Felt good to get back in the gym! I will miss this gym as I don't think there are any 24 Hour Fitnesses in the New Orleans surrounding area. I will have to look into that further. It's time to feed this beast, heading out for Sushi!