about the move

As it says in the "about me" section, this is the blog about my trip home.  Before you read any further, I thought you should know about the move.

First of all, I'm from Colorado but have been living in Oregon for the past four years (or so).  I moved out here for college, and honestly, I hadn't intended on moving back.  I've been working a lot post-graduation (which was August), but my boyfriend who moved back here (which was in August) has been having breathing issues pretty regularly.  Finally, we decided to move home so that he can breathe again.

At first, I was pretty adverse to the move.  It was the right decision to make, but after living on my own for four years, it was hard to come to terms with the fact that I'll be living in my mom's house again.  I'd been looking into jobs that deal with fishery management, but they all required experience I don't have.  So, I decided to kill two birds with one stone, and look for something good to be waiting for me in Colorado.

I got my wish, and validation that I made the right choice: I was accepted as an intern at an aquarium.  Here's where the real trouble starts.  The internship starts in January, and we have no money, so that means we will be driving back.  Which means driving in potentially dangerous, icy/snowy/blizzardy conditions.  To complicate matters, I don't know how to drive very well at all.

Nevertheless, the trip is happening.  Since I've been working 6 days a week and the boyfriend has been so sick, packing has been left up to me, and I've waited until my Christmas break from work to start.  Here we go!