How to get all my clothes, Dylan's clothes, orphanage donations, caregiver and official gifts all into one (scratch that) two. (nope not going to happen) possibly three bags! uh uh ohhhh. yep try as i might i discovered yesterday there was no way i was going to get by with just two suitcases. Thanks to the help of my most awesome friend, CJ (AKA my other husband) she and I tried and tried and quickly realized the donations and gifts alone took up a whole suitcase (50 lbs worth) i still had my and Dylan's clothes to pack, plus our meds and toiletries. and while i could have possibly found a way to squeeze all that into one bag... i just couldn't think of what else to eliminate. I had planned on only so many outfits for Dylan -- figuring at some point I'd get laundry service, same for me. but with Winter clothing, there was just too much stuff.
So after realizing that the fee for overweight luggage was barely less than a whole new suitcase, i decided to go with the latter. At least on the way back, we can double up 2 suitcases (putting one inside the other) and the 3rd would be considered Dylan's so we'll be fine. The thought of leaving behind any of the many wonderful donations, or the gifts that i bought just seemed too sad and just not acceptable to me. Luckily, when i ran it by Jeff, he agreed. And of course, being 10's of thousands into this adoption, another $100 is certainly not going to be a deal breaker. so, yeah, i get to back, and haul and carry and deal with 3 suitcases AND a stroller. Thankfully SIL Judy will be traveling with me and i will definitely need her help!
Off to pack my little heart out.
2 days and 7 hours til travel
10 days to Gotcha Day!
Wow!!
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