Thanks for the wonderful help guys. Right now I have the bitcoin on my work machine (it's safe, I have been working there for 22 years and have my own office) on a multibit wallet.
That is what my coworker uses and he told me it was the best. But he also told me to get it on my computer at home and then send the bitcoin from my work computer to me home computer so I was going to do that tonight. Download the wallet at home and then in the morning I was going to send my btc home.
Is this the right way to go?
as long as you download the right wallet file from the official website, follow the security options and never get malware/keyloger/etc you are safe.
but i suggest you consider cold-storage for better safety of your money.
avoid altcoins for as long as you can. there is no going back
altcoins have their own pros and cons. this is not a good advice to give someone to avoid them at all costs.