You expect one thing but life turns out another.  That's disadvantage of not knowing what lies in the future.  The plus side is you take one day at a time and see what life brings you.  This is what happened when I went to Hong Kong over Christmas and New Year.  I had a plan but the plan didn't work out.  What do I do now?  Like that song, "Should I stay or should I go now?"  It's hard to decide.  Whatever I decide, I should accept it being the best I can come up with at the time and look back with no regret.  I hate regret.  It suggests you didn't do as well as you might have hoped for.  Somehow you have a part to blame.  I can't allow that.  I want to look back and say, "I did the best I could in that given situation.  If it turns out to be wrong, I don't complain making those decisions."  What lies ahead, I do not know.  What job do I do?  Who should I marry?  Have one kid, two or three?  What I do know, I have to lean on God to give me strength and wisdom to handle the path ahead.  He knows life better than anyone else.