The Dogs Are Nipping at My Heels

My name is Shelby and I am about to embark on one heck of a journey. I am leaving my family, hometown and friends all at the same time to move to Northern British Columbia. Recently I was accepted into UNBC in Prince George, British Columbia to enter the third year of my Environmental Studies BA with directed studies in Natural Resource Management. Quite the mouthful to say the least! So this means I am moving eight hours away from home, moving in with my boyfriend, going to a different university and facing the reality of growing up all within an extremely short time frame. What does someone do when they are starting such a life changing experience? Well we tell the world about it, and that is my intention for this blog. Life isn't easy, in fact it can be quite the opposite, and so I wanted to start this blog to cover the adventures that I will be facing in my life along with whatever comes with them be it good or bad. Whether I am wearing high heels, cowboy boots or snowshoes I know that these events in my life are going to form me to be the person I am to become as I am set loose upon the world. The time has come for me to find my way in this crazy world; the dogs are nipping at my heels and urging me to get a move on. I am lucky to have my partner in crime and loving boyfriend Austin there beside me as well as an amazing support system at home to help me as I make this huge move. The future is gleaming before me and I am a little cautious to touch it and risk the possible damage, but you can't afford to not take the opportunity. Austin has been living in Prince George (PG from now on) since December and I am excited to get to be with him again. Long distance relationships are not an easy thing and I send my best wishes to any of you that may be going through one! Moving day is only two days from now and I am living in utter chaos while attempting to pack up my life from my family home. We will have to see how this all goes, I am going to miss my family a lot but thank goodness for Skype. Thank you for reading my first little blog post, hopefully there will be more interesting ones in the future as I face the challenges of a Northern life. Feel free to comment and I look forward to updating again soon! -Shelby