Downsizing

Happy Weekend and the countdown begins with single digit days until the departure. Yippee! Did I mention our friends are from the north, west, and south, along with a bunch of us here on the east coast? Well, the downside is the looming hurricane for the Gulf Coast....so everyone all together now........fixate on blowing the storm away from the US coastline! We want Bill and Pam to make their flights and join us on the trip of a lifetime on board the new Carnival Splendor! Okay, continue those positive thoughts and let's get on with our planning!

Now, I bet you were thinking, aha, did she or did she not fit the 3 tons of clothing into her one large suitcase on wheels, and the still to be determined tote aboard suitcase with non-checkable items: ipod, cell phone, a change of clothing and shoes, and prescriptions. Well, that's for tomorrow's task, and I probably will need a day or two to decide on how to best describe the struggle....especially if the suitcases win the battle of the bulge.

Today I am aware we have 8.5 days until lift-off and my refrigerate definitely needs to be empty or as near to empty as possible. Strange smells are quite unappetizing and the last thing I want to come back to are fuzzy, green, or black objects, let alone any disgusting smells. Needless to say we will be eating weird food group combinations this week, and most certainly cereal for dinner more than once, as I look to minimize the need for any new groceries. But one thing you can be sure of, I will place a bottle of bubbly in the frig so we can celebrate a trip well travelled and our good fortune to have friends with whom we shared this time together.

I can hardly wait! Kiko