Moving is a terrible thing. Packing is a tedious, physical chore. And if that\u2019s not physical enough, there\u2019s the move part. This is why people don\u2019t do it frequently, if they can help it. But thank goodness, thank the universe and thank Providence for movers. At 8:30 this morning, precisely when they said, the movers arrived.<\/p>\n
The owner of the company is the former student of one of our colleagues. And that professor has hired this company twice for moves, and is about to hire him a third time. A good endorsement.<\/p>\n
Four guys come in. Two of them former D-1 football players. All of them strong and young and confident. All of them, \u201cSir\u201d and \u201cMa\u2019am\u201d and \u201cMay I put my water in your refrigerator?\u201d and \u201cMay I use your restroom?\u201d These guys were great.<\/p>\n
They were taking our things out of our hands because, as they said over and over, this was their job. And that\u2019s true, but you\u2019d feel like a total heel if you didn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n
One of the guys loaded his pickup with the last bit of junk and trash for the nearby dumpster run and followed me there to help us get it out of the way. These guys were great, and they worked hard.<\/p>\n
And so have we! I told you about the packing. Things hurt on me, and part of that is a direct result of this. Moving is a terrible thing.<\/p>\n
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The thing I learned this evening \u2014 while loading up my car, full of a \u201cYou want it to go, I\u2019ll get it in here\u201d bravado that was mostly sincere \u2014 is that there\u2019s something sad about some of those last few things that you put into the car when you\u2019re moving your entire life.<\/p>\n
Oh, some things you need. And I stupidly put my suitcase in the middle of the back seat, so everything is on top of it. Some things are important or are sentimental, and they go in their places. Some things are practical. We needed the vacuum and cleaning supplies for the last run through of the house for the buyers (a nice young family of four, first time home owners). And then there\u2019s whatever else you keep running across in your last half dozen walk throughs of every room. And some of that stuff, dear reader, is just pitiful.<\/p>\n
But now, underway, in a hotel, with pizza topped with plans and dreams and contingencies, we are past the hardest, most hectic part of the move. We packed it all. It all got loaded. Everything is in motion. It is almost difficult to believe it all came together, considering where we were on Friday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Everything that well went well because of these guys. We came across them because the man that owns the business is the former student of a colleague. That colleague had hired him for two moves and was about to use him for a third. Friends, if you get someone that wants to re-hire movers, take note. <\/p>\n
We’re not moving anytime soon, but if we were, these are the first people we’d call. They were phenomenal. <\/p>\n
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