Sleepless Nights

Realising that my nights are usually wasted watching pointless videos on youtube, I have decided to do something slightly more constructive with my time. Unfortunately, this does not include sleeping at the moment, as I am getting a little too excited these days. Or restless, you decide. Lots of changes happening soon, mostly with career, love life, housing and of course schooling. I was fortunate enough to land a position at Best Buy, which I have greatly enjoyed, even getting the chance to open a new store, which was a ton of fun. Even after having worked for six months with the company I still enjoy going to work, something which not many people can attest to (and somedays with all of my grumbling you'd think I was lying!). I am also fortunate enough to have impressed my "higher ups" enough that they are hoping I will change my mind about moving to Edmonton. Which brings me to another change in my life! In the past year, I have moved back and forth from Edmonton twice, culminating in my upcoming return home (Edmonton). As much as I love being at home with the fam, there are too many memories that I do not wish to relive in this town. I really will miss my friends, most notably those with whom I remained in touch with, and I am well aware that this move will not be nearly as I imagine it. But most of all I'm a little afraid. Moving back will bring forth many realities I have had the luxury of ignoring these past months. Grocery shopping, budgeting, and finding somebody insane enough to actually teach me how to drive! And while this move scares me, it also brings hope for my future. I will be moving back to a city in which my lovely girlfriend resides, which we are both very excited about. That plus not having to sneak around or hide the fact that we really love each other, is really going to change my outlook on life a little, and definitely for the better! Love life aside, I will be switching mindsets with work as well, going from sales-man to computer technician, hopefully. Transferring within the company from a fairly infrequently frequented store to the busiest store in the country would have been stressful enough, but having to learn quickly on my feet will make it that much more of a challenge. A challenge I am looking forward to. Also included with these changes in life is the fact that I am interested at returning to post-secondary in the winter. Starting in January, I hope to be attending the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, studying Computer Engineering. It will be an adventure, and a start to what I am hoping will be a long and fun career. My parents are worried that this is a "flavour of the day" decision, and I do not blame them. Since finishing High School, I have wanted to study: History and Political Science, with hopes of being a High School teacher; Journalism and Photojournalism in hopes of becoming a war correspondant; Business and Economics in hopes of either joining a large corporation or opening my own business; and now Computer Engineering and Technology. Not to mention a continued interest in joining the Armed Forces that my lovely Rachel enjoys hearing about. No worries, though! My sometimes infuriating always inrritating complications with my Diabetes is sure to keep me surely planted in Civillian life. Returning to the topic of my move, however, has also brought my attention to future companionship. Shortly after returning, and after my life is more or less settled, I wish to adopt either a puppy or a young dog. Preferably, I would adopt one of either a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, a Black Labrador/Retriever cross, or a German Shepherd/Rottweiler cross. We shall see how long it will be before that happens though, but my interest in once again having a companion dog is not fleeting. Ever since my grandfathers Collie, Gordon, was put down I have yearned for another of "man's best friend" to enter my life.
It has now just come to my attention that I have started to ramble quite a bit, and this post seems to have grown quite substantially. Hopefully, they won't all be this long or be posted at 4:30 AM.
Rachel, eat your heart out, this blog is going to stay.
-Craig