I took two years off to complete my PhD when one contract ended and could not immediately find another. I thought at the time if not now, I'll never find the t

I took two years off to complete my PhD when one contract ended and could not immediately find another. I thought at the time if not now, I'll never find the time. Actually my primary advisor and sponsor was a professor at the University and head of the department. We kept in contact over the years and he kept bugging me to get my act together and finish what I started.