Unpacking Our Lives

Thursday April 29, 2010
Beautiful Day - Sun out, 75 degrees and of course a little windy!
11:30am - We finally make it to our new little home in Chicago. The 3 day road trip was a breeze compared to the next four days of our lives. As we drive up to our building we realize we have no idea where we are, where to park and find ourselves completely terrified of the honking cars behind us that want us to move, as we have created a major road block with our trailer.

2:00pm -Trailer almost unloaded with the help of two men from the building that we bribed to help us unload our lives- the only items left are Erika’s mattress and three boxes. Cop pulls up and threatens Dana to “move the car right now off my sidewalk, don’t touch another thing or I am writing you a ticket.”

2:10pm - Part One of Dana’s Breakdown
Dana jumps in car and makes Israel (one of the movers) get in car with her so she does not get lost. Dana hauls trailer around city, gets lost, gets stuck in a random neighborhood, cannot reverse with trailer- On the verge of a breakdown

2:30pm - With the help of three people we reverse trailer and head back to apartment to finish unloading. Dana has gone from a level 5 breakdown to level 8 nervous breakdown

2:50pm - Trailer unloaded

3:00pm - On our way to return trailer to local Uhaul

3:15pm -Make it to the Uhaul store- but turn into the wrong entrance. The Uhaul guys now want Dana to reverse the car and pull into a small entrance on the side of building

3:16pm - Dana having full on nervous breakdown, says to the workman “absolutely not! I cannot do that, take this trailer off my car and move it yourself!”

3:20pm - Mission accomplished, no more trailer and head to our local cafe for a much needed beer and late lunch!

4:30pm - Momma Hassey comes to rescue us!