Returning home

So our company has been in contract negotiations for renewal or extension, but so far no decisions have solidified, and the contract ends in a month. I'm giving it til the end of the week, and if nothing materializes, I'll be going home in January.

To that end, I've started applying for jobs back home. I don't want to call on any of my personal contacts just yet, because I want to make sure that nothing is going to keep me here. I don't want to burn any personal bridges.

But it seems likely that this idyllic sojourn is about to come to an end.