By the end of the week, I will no longer be a resident of Plymouth. My lease is up at the end of the month. There’s been a lot of big changes in the last couple of weeks in my life.

First of all, there’s this move. I have mixed feelings about the entire situation. I’m going to miss my current roommates and the dogs. I never considered myself a dog person before living here. I was not, by any means, an animal hater either. In fact, when I was a boy, our family had a dog. But it was a smaller dog and she was getting pretty old and senile by the time I can start to remember her. I always liked big dogs more than little dogs. To me, I want a dog that I can play with. Not one I have to worry about stepping on when I roll out of bed, but I digress. Sullivan and Mishka have almost become my pets too. Just today, I found myself quieting them from barking while at Hank and Laura’s new house. At the new place, Rick has a couple of cats, so I’ll not be missing my animal friends for one second.

Another thing I really didn’t mind was living with a female. Other than family, this is the first time I’d ever lived with one and I can definately say I appreciated the hominess she brought to the living space. Guys generally don’t do much decorating and if you put me in charge, the walls would probably be bare.

Another thing I’m going to miss is the slightly larger room and voluminous closet. I just bought a new queen size bed for my new place and after getting it install yesterday, I was left with little room for anything else. I figured where my computer desk will have to go and I will likely end up with my TV in my room. Finding room for the dresser may be a problem though. Small seems to be the theme at the new place. Narrow hallways, a puny bathroom, small rooms. It’s almost as if I’m back in college. Every time I start to think about that stuff, I just remember that I’ll be out of the place in less than a year. In a few months I’ll be searching for a new place all over again. Hopefully by that time I can save up some money and possibly invest in a house of my own. If not, I’m sure I can find another place to rent for awhile and possibly some new roommates.

Earlier this week, the rest of my family also made a move. A rather sudden one at that. I talked to the family on Saturday and they informed me they’d be moving on Monday. It’s strange to think of my family moving down here. I guess I’m just used to having some distance between us. There’s also some mixed feelings with this move as well. It will be nice to get together with the family more often now, but at the same time my parents can be very prying and I like to keep my distance.

Deep down, I really embrace change. I live for it. Life is boring otherwise. I’m going to be enjoying all the new things the coming days will bring and hopefully more positives are on the way.