To Grandmother's House we Go!

Remember when travelling to grandmother's house was such a thrill....well when you are 9 years old and don't mind sitting in the back seat of a beatle-bug car with your brother and newborn baby sister in the middle and a 1000 miles ahead of you....it was fun....Where oh where did my mother pack the luggage in that thing? Wasn't the engine in the rear and the front hood just an itty bitty of a trunk?

Well, we've come a long way baby! Now, just my toiletries will take that much room. And so, for my friends who have not yet started to pack, I offer this advice: Are you going to a family picnic, or are you seeing the most fabulous sights in the world which, by the way let me remind you, will be captured forever and ever on your SD chip....so be a diva if you dare. My SIL is the chicest dresser; always has the right thing for the right place. But beware if you see her suitcase for a 3 day weekend....oh my gosh. Can you say, hernia anyone? I wonder how much she has flown since the recent airline weight changes? Life does have trade-offs! And I share that just so I don't look so consumptiously spoiled with my one large rolling checked bag and my yet to be determined "emergency clothes" bag with jewelry (fabulous lia sophia of course), essential cosmetics, drugs (I say that kindly and simply because the word prescriptions is JUST tooooo long, but there you go I had to spell it out anyway), the otc meds, trip documents, a book and magazine to while away the unsleepable hours, AND the purse.

And, I heard there are never enough hangers in the cruise cabin closets, so throw in some from the cleaners that have yet to be returned, how about a crushable hat, an over-the-door shoe bag for who knows whatever will fit, etc. etc.

This trip is definitely not the way to grandmother's house. I just stole a glance at my photos from my last trip to London and I definitely know what I will NOT pack....and where did that hair color come from? Yuk. My last trip, a week in length, and I was able to pack in a 24" roll aboard (could have been, but did check it for ease)....so what has changed in the few years since that last trip I ponder. Okay, justification again....London to Rome; could be cloudy rainy, cold, warm, hot, depending on the port. More justification.....elegant night dining, poolside lounges, guilt trips to the spa to stave off pounds, daytime at sea, daytime in ports. Now I feel better, don't you? So pack away, and just make sure you can haul your load!

Have a great day!
Kiko