I’m going to see my friend Jennie this weekend. Yay! I haven’t seen Jennie in two years and I’m really looking forward to catching up with her. Add in brunch, fondue and a night at the ballet and I just might have to squee out loud.
Ok, now I’m gonna have to go and do it…
Squee!!!!!
Of course, the hardest part of any trip is the packing. I am what you might call a chronic over-packer. Kristian is as well. This is why we often end up filling our station wagons for weekend trips. Lord help us when we decide to have kids. We’re going to need to rent a Ryder truck anytime we go on vacation.
It’s just me this weekend, but I still spent quite some time throwing every adorable piece of clothing that I own into a little roll-y suitcase. And we all know how adorable my clothing is. I don’t know what Harry Potter magic I worked, but somehow it all went into a suitcase that should fit in an overhead bin.
Should.
Damn terrorists and their damn liquids. It makes absolutely no sense to check a bag for a flight that’s only going to last about an hour and a half. Except that if I carry on my suitcase, I can’t bring any shampoo. Or conditioner. Or moisturizer. Or shaving cream. Or hair gunk. Which means that, over the course of the weekend, I might just go from fairly normal (note, I said fairly!) to stinky, hairy and frizzy. I don’t believe that the dress code at the ballet calls for hairiness or BO.
Yes, I am high maintenance. No, I don’t usually bring an entire cosmetics store with me when we do things like camping. Yes, I am aware of the fact that I am very silly.
I’m checking a damn suitcase.
I think I packed my entire medicine cabinet when I went to Vegas.
Part of me wonders if the so-called threat of taking liquids on a plane wasn’t something dreamed up by the shampoo industry.
Hey, have a great weekend!
I thought they had relaxed the rules on hand luggage a little. Last time we flew we were allowed some liquids as long as it was less than 100ml per bottle (or was it 150, not sure) and the bottles were presented separately in a clear bag to security. Oh the fun to be had decanting all the smellies into little plastic bottles. (I must look dangerous,possibly my unmistakable rabbit caught in headlamps look at airports, mine got checked with little tester strips btw).
I hate the liquids thing too. I never used to check a bag for short trips because I travel light, but it is just not worth it to me to put all my toiletries in teeny airline-safe bottles (and I don’t even use that much makeup or anything!)
Have fun!