What to Expect When You're Not Expecting

You can expect that I’ll first be confused, then pissed off, and then run out of the store in tears, all the while forgetting to grab my purchase. Then when I have to turn around and go back into the store for my stupid hand soap, you can expect me to not talk to you, glare in your face, and expect you to also throw in a freebie for basically calling me fat. You can also expect that I’ll never be back to your store. “Oh!” she says, “well maybe it’s the sweater.” “Oh”, I say in my head, “maybe it’s your face, or your mom, or your mom’s face.”

You can maybe expect me to possibly hang up this sweater jacket…forever.

How Does It Feel?

Other than a slight Northeast slant, and a few temporary nights of sleep on the floor? It feels pretty good. Things learned while packing? Start earlier and pack it yourself. This way when you forget to pack an integral part of your bed set up then you only have yourself to blame. When your mom forgets to pack it you become equally as frustrated, but you can't take it out on her because she was actually helping you...and it's your mom after all. Travel tips picked up while driving into the city? The Holland Tunnel does not allow trucks of any size to travel through to Manhattan. Take the Lincoln Tunnel, but don't expect the security personnel at the Holland tunnel to be accurate or at all helpful in their redirecting you to the Lincoln Tunnel. Also, you may or may not wind up at Giants Stadium. Lesson learned while unloading? Don't attach yourself to simple material things such as your brand new couch that you we're planning on using as your main, read only, source of lounging. Be prepared to sacrifice it to the streets. People in New York will pick up anything. Also, don't underestimate the strength of your 5'2" mover who weighs in at 110 lbs.

I'm only one weekend in, and I feel that I certainly have a ways to go before the city accepts me as a resident. I already have blisters on my feet from all of the walking. Those will hopefully disappear soon and be replaced by killer legs and glutes.