Fortunately/Unfortunately

- Fortunately I was offered a job (job offer 1) in Raleigh, NC. They just said they had to dot the I's and cross the T's.
- Unfortunately, the job offer was taken out from under our feet.
- Fortunately I had another job offer (job offer 2).
- Unfortunately, 24 hours before receiving the news that job offer 1 was taken back from me, I had called to decline job offer 2.
- Fortunately, they were willing to put the job offer back on the table which I quickly took and appreciated.
- Unfortunately, the job 2 is in Virginia and we now have 1.5 weeks to pack and get the house ready for showing, with kids is next to impossible.
- Fortunately, my wife and I are very efficient.
- Unfortunately, it's hard to be efficient when the family passes around a stomach virus.
- Fortunately, my wife's parents came out to help with the cleaning/packing and moving.
- Unfortunately, the stomach virus got passed to them.
- Fortunately, I went on Craigslist to ask for some help and got some and met a great guy that helped a ton.
- Unfortunately, I thought about this idea too late and it was the final day, I should have asked/paid for help much earlier in the process.
- Fortunately, before Megan left for the airport to go back to Iowa, we got everything packed in the moving truck.
- Unfortunately, this included my wallet.
- Fortunately, the I happened to have my Passport with me and got a replacement at the DMV.
- Unfortunately, I had to go to the DMV. That wasted another day.
- Fortunately, I got driving in my 26' truck hauling my car behind me on a trailer. I did not drive in reverse for 600 miles.
- Unfortunately, the trailer wheel fell off in St. Louis and I had to waste more time waiting for a new trailer.
- Fortunately, the trailer came and I made it to Virginia without any more of a hitch.
- Unfortunately, when I made it to Virginia, I had to drive in reverse to park the trailer.
- Fortunately, I didn't have to drive in reverse for more than 20 feet. The rest I just used muscle to move it.
- Unfortunately, the trailer weighed somewhere in the neighborhood of 3000 pounds. (It was a lot, if this isn't the exact weight).
- Fortunately, I got to drive the car the rest of the night.
- Unfortunately, I had to drive the 26 foot truck to the storage unit. On the way I went on to a side street and saw a boy playing basketball. As I looked at him I realized he was shooting hoops on a board across the street. The hoop is at 10 feet, the truck I was driving required a 12'-1" clearance. Needless to say the hoop was knocked over and the boy just looked at me with a confused look as I drove away.
- Fortunately, I found my wallet while unpacking. I parked the truck and if I never drive it again it will be too soon.

Work started Monday and I'm finally off and running!

The End