Dolly Dolly

12-23-17

#myDecemberGoal

Dolly Dolly

The theme for the end of this year has been moving. I’ve helped my mom move classrooms and today I helped my Dad move out of his law office that he has been in for the past 18 years. My dad started his own law firm with his friend Jay when we moved back to West Lafayette in 1999. He’s had two or three staff members during this whole time and he’s supported our family in the best way. One of the reasons he wanted to have his own law firm was so he could spend more time with our family. For that, I am very grateful. He’s the best Dad.

This afternoon, my brothers and some family friends loaded a U-Haul with objects from the office such as filing cabinets, desks, chairs, and bookshelves. As my dad and Jay near retirement in the coming years, they decided it was time to sell their current building, make some money from it, and move into smaller separate law offices. They're sad they won't get to work in the same building anymore, but are happy that they're both almost done working. My dad's new office is located on the Lafayette square near the courthouse. He does disability work so he never goes to the courthouse, but nonetheless he is now going to work downtown which I think is pretty cool.

One of the funny phrases we came up with while moving was “dolly dolly” which was inspired from bud light’s “dilly dilly” commercial. We used the dollies all day, because without them we wouldn’t have had the strength to move some of the furniture. The most strenuous part of the day was when we needed to get the huge desks into the new office. The catch was that the new office was on the second floor and the only way up was using the stairs. There was no elevator. We needed reinforcements because these desks had to go up the stairs with pure human force.

Luckily, my brother called his friend to come help us. Without his strength, I’m not sure we would’ve been able to get the job done. Personally, I learned what the turtle technique was with regard to moving furniture. It’s when you put the piece on your back and carry it up the incline while you have two people behind you carry the back end. This technique worked masterfully and we successfully got all the desks to the second floor. The only casualty was a little nick in the wall.

To conclude, I had fun helping my Dad move into his new office. The next couple of years will certainly be times of transition for my family and me. This was just the beginning. Next year, my little brother will start his senior year of college. My other little brother will start his freshman year of college. I’ll be finishing grad school and my mom and dad will be one step closer to retirement. Through it all, I’ll just ride the wave of change and live life to the fullest. I'll call my friends for reinforcements when I need them. I'll use tools like dollies when I'm not strong enough to accomplish the task myself. Lastly, I'll always ask my Dad for guidance because in reality, that's his real job. And he won't be retiring from that anytime soon.

-Brody