Achievement Unlocked: Promotion?

Well, interesting news today world!
Apparently I have been granted awesome powers of awesomeness, and have been delegated the wonderous responsibilities of senior in my department! However, I also found out that the store may be doing a department shift, and I may be delegated to another department, but still as a senior! So, either way, I will get a lovely promotion, and a lovely big boost to my paycheque! Happy Craig is Happy. Also, Craig has found a way to irritate his amazing and gorgeous girlfriend! All he has to do is geek out with David, and if she is within earshot, it will usually end with Craig and David being ignored. Ah well, the price one has to pay to nostalgia. Speaking of which, nostalgia just isn't what it used to be, eh? Crazy how that works...
This weekend, I got to have an awesome walk along the river valley with my lovely Rachel, and yes, I took a bunch of pictures. Unfortunately not nearly as many of them turned out like I had hoped. Some of them look fantastic, especially the ones of Rae, but some of the shots of the river from the bridge didn't end up as nice as I had hoped. Perhaps if we had made the trip earlier that week it would've worked out, but alas, we were too busy. Saturday night was a lovely time as well, for we all trooped over to a friend's house warming party! It was loud, dancehall-ish and full of booze, so naturally everyone had a good time. It was also nice to see friends that I have not seen for a few years. Tonight, there is a hockey game for Les Centurions, which I plan on attending, jersey proudly worn.
It'll be nice here when it starts to be more like winter ("Are you OUT of your FREAKING MIND!?" screams Rachel) as it will give me more chances to go out skating, which I have not had the chance to do for a couple years and for which my bones yearn. I'm pining for the frozen fjords, you might say. It also gives me a legit reason to steal Rachel away from her roommates, aside from "Well, I AM her boyfriend..." as I promised her I would teach her to skate! Woo! Relationship building time! Ah well, she'll enjoy herself, and I'm sure she'll enjoy winter a little bit more having a seasonal activity. I hope so, anyways.
Speaking of which, I should find a drop-in league to, y'know, drop in on for hockey. I miss it so much, but I don't have any equipment here, aside from skates. I will have to purchase at least a stick for pond-shinny, and that is something that I will definitely enjoy. I might even try to get Adam to learn as well, knowing how much he loves the sport. Hmm... Craig could potentially be a skating teacher! It's something that I've always kind of wanted to do, even if it was just volunteering at a rink for a couple hours on a weekend. We'll see, after I figure out what days work will give me off, and after the transition period is done for whatever they are planning to do about the "secret but not so secret" department shuffle.
Sounds like a type of dance, hey? "Alright y'all! It's time to do the Department Shuffle!"
Silliness aside, Craig should consider a large amount of things, such as how he will survive the weekend if work does not give him enough time off to make it down to Calgary and back for Thanksgiving chez Rachel's parents. They'd better, seeing as I asked them for it off, but with this changing of the guard or whatever new name I have for the changes at work, we'll see how things work out.
Ah, responsibility. (Seriously, I totally thought it was spelled with an "a"!)
This posting is much much longer that I had anticipated. I 'spose that once I get into a creative mood (read: start writing about nothingness) I tend to ramble on and on about everything and anything. Character flaw? Most likely.
Very funny Scotty. Now beam down my clothes!
-Craig