Tomorrow seems to be an echoing of today...

Today was another beautiful day in my Colorado paradise. Montrose is a modest town situated in Southwest corner of the Centennial State. Those who have lived here leave because they hate it and those who leave seem to always come back. One of those towns. I sadly consider myself one of those people.Not in a 'woe is me, send me a sympathy hug' way.

For myself, Montrose became a place of awkward transitions. My first kiss happened here. I discovered the opposite sex more readily during my awkward teenage years. I would even venture to say that those years still haven't passed.... My mom and dad up and moved our family in 2000 to the hot vestige of Australia and East Timor for 6 months of my Junior year of high school. Then there was the coming back into America and getting back into school.

Most of the girls I have dated are from this town. I left home for the first time from here.

And now, with one month to go and several hours of work ahead of me, I am looking toward my next awkward transition in what I like to call "College: Round II: The Retry". I will be moving my sorry butt and all my personal possessions in my 1997 White Honda Civic, which I refer to as "Curly" (when shifting down into first gear, it makes the same 'WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP' sound of the Stooge bearing the name) to Portland, OR. My dad will be tagging along behind in his pickup with our family's enclosed trailer with all my furniture. It's going to be a gas.

But to make this story short, as I know I could make it longer; I am again in a place where I feel like I am relearning how to live. In December 2006, I graduated with a Bachelor's in Counselling Psychology. To my credit, I worked nearly 2 years in a field related to the degree I was pursuing. However, after spending the final two months working with 12-19 year old boys in a youth home this summer in a program that I found difficult, pro-workers, anti-youth, I decided to pursue other career opportunities. Plus I was just burnt out on psychology.

So in March of 2008, I will be pursuing a second Bachelor's degree in Information Systems Security at ITT in Portland, OR. Its a career that I am excited to pursue. It seems to be something that I am more apt at than psychology. Its interesting and lucrative as a career and plenty of room to move.

Now, I just need to find an apartment, possible roommate(s), a job and a new lease on life (so cliche.....).