We’re getting down to the wire around here.  Saturday ended up being kind of a wash, but Sunday was spent making last minute errands around town for a few things we want or need to have before we leave for our trip.  Now that it’s close, the days are flying by.  Wednesday will be here before you know it.  And whenever I even so much as THINK about it, my stomach starts to hurt.

I’m definitely nervous.  Definitely excited.  Definitely nervous.

Wednesday will be a struggle but I am determined to enjoy it as best I can.  What’s enjoyable about flying across country with two toddlers?  I hope to have an answer for that after this trip is over.  I hope for naps.  Nice, long, peaceful naps.  I hope for short lines at airport security and a simple-ish way to cart two heavier than hell carseats through two airports… one of which I know my way around and the other… well… not so much.  I hope for a hassle-free car rental.  I hope for easy directions (in the dark!) to the condo we’re staying the night in.  I hope for children who will be so exhausted from the trip (even though they slept the whole way) that they’ll sleep like angels despite the unfamiliar conditions.

I hope for a lot, apparently.

In the meantime, I hope for packing wisdom.  I’ve not done so well with that so far, sadly.  My method of packing has involved tossing garments at the respective suitcases.  Also, I have been wondering where half of my clothes went.  I don’t have the heart to tell myself that this is all I’ve got.  Whoops.

Bathing suits, sunscreen, shorts, t-shirts… it’s all swimming in my head.

Don’t forget the passports!  Don’t forget the iPhone chargers!  Don’t forget the camera!  Batteries!  Memory cards!

Ugh.

And, wouldn’t you know it, Evie won’t nap.

There’s so much to remember that I’m sure I’ll forget it.   In the meantime… I have a headache.  Help?

Maybe I need a vacation from my vacation, huh?

I’ll try to post tomorrow but… the way things are going, I’m not going to count on it.  If you don’t hear from me before then, I’ll be back on the 14th or so.  Don’t miss me too much!