Emily here. The past couple of days, I've been gathering my possessions (clothes, travel supplies, school supplies, electronics, etc.) and putting them in a central place in order to begin packing. For a while, the spare bedroom in our house looked like a tornado had gone through it, which was a little overwhelming, to say the least. But eventually, I began packing. My miscellaneous items were the first things to be packed. These things included woolite packs, extra toiletries, medicine, and random travel supplies. That was pretty easy. They all fit nicely into my small red duffle. The more challenging aspect was the clothing. I have a lot of clothes, and I really enjoy all of them, so eliminating was a struggle. Luckily, most of the places I'll be going are warm, so there weren't any bulky sweaters or pants. Then, I had to consider what I wanted to wear while my family and I are in the Bahamas and pack it separately from the rest of my clothes (which are currently in space bags). The elimination process went like this:
What is even happening? Note: pillow pet (Rafael) is going to stay home. I'll share pictures with him upon my return.
After sorting through my clothes, I came up with what I think is a fair amount to bring on the trip. You know how "they" always say, "lay out all the clothes you want and then put back half"? Well, I chose to ignore that because I think it's a load of crap. (This may prove to be the biggest mistake of my trip). But look! After all of my efforts, I am packed and possibly ready for my trip:
As you may be able to tell, that's one rolling duffel, a smaller duffel, and a large backpack. And who is that, peeping out through my luggage?! Why, that's Buttercup, who will be joining my adventures. He may show up at some pretty neat places!
Well, I guess that's it for now. I'm leaving for the Columbus airport at 4:15AM tomorrow, connecting in Atlanta, and then I'll be in the Bahamas! And I'll probably have a pre-departure post sometime while I'm there. Catch ya on the flip side!
It is a good thing you only have to get all this luggage on and off the boat once.
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