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@Lovetocruise2002 while playing luggage Jenga this morning, we have determined my suitcase is too large. Following this cruise there will be another Beis order placed.

I didn’t even add up the carryons we are now at the airport waiting for our Starbucks order. 1 hour total from leaving our house to being through security. Not too bad. Our airport is going through some renovations so about 15 minutes of that time was trying to find a parking spot.

So we had a nice relaxing morning doing all the things. All the bags are packed and ready to go. For those keeping track….the weighted blanket has made the cut. Final tally, not even close to @Jax 174.7lbs loading the car to head to the airport now!

Yep, when you sail out of Texas….you do Texas things

Probably not on a shore excursion, but they will make an appearance on “country night”

Not at all!

Bags are about packed. Just need to do the usual last minute things like toothbrushes etc, makeup etc. The Boss is still figuring out how the weighted blanket gets packed. In the morning I have to take this goof ball to puppy camp. I am pretty confident that when I load the bags in the car, I will suddenly dislocate my shoulder. THIS JUST IN........THE BOSS MAY BE JOINING THE BLOG!!!!

Well, for the daughter it’s shoes…..

Annnnnnnd I’m out of here. Pretty sure I broke the sound barrier heading to my car!

She did get 1 pair of new shorts. We went out the other night searching. Being the moody teenager she is, she is extremely picky about the color wash that they are.....and god forbid she gets two of the same ones....so that was fun. I do though have a little bit of sympathy for her. She is old enough that that she wants things from the women's section, but she is too skinny to fit the smallest size, so she is still stuck in the kids section......so you can imagine how well that goes over. She also has a bunch that she uses at the cheer gym that she probably packed. She tells me that she packed two pairs of athletic shorts, and three pairs of jean shorts.

So this is the teenage daughter....Supposedly The Boss went over her packing list with her so hopefully she has everything. I will verify soon when this tooooo long shift is over. This is ALLLL The Boss. She practically cocoons herself......me, I hate them. I prefer to sleep.......without getting too TMI.......with the barest minimum of things. Give me a pillow and a sheet and I am happy. Ask The Boss....I'm confused as well

RIP to my back..... yes you read that right.....her current blanket is 20lbs!!

If we don’t have to worry about weight, she will bring her weighted blanket, and her own pillow

Funny packing story You should have seen it. There was a time she was traveling for work or maybe a cheer competition for the daughter......regardless, she was driving there. She asked me to carry her suitcase down the stairs for her......What I didn't realize is that she had packed her weighted blanket in the suitcase to bring with her. I grab the bag thinking its going to be light since it was a two day trip, and nearly dislocated my elbow yanking on the bag...... At least with us flying, she won't be packing that...I think...... I'm starting to think this will be me at the port

So I spoke with The Boss this AM. She has already started plotting what she can put in the daughter's suitcase. She informed me that she "doesn't like" the ship towels, so she ordered microfiber towels from The Amazon to bring with us..... Just call me sherpa

12 more hours of work to go! Thankfully the EMS part of my job did not involve any medical care last night and got to experience its secondary meaning.

We were those people once. We hated every second of it. Worst part was we weighed the bags before going to the airport too.

The daughter has told me that she is packed. She also sent me a picture of the luggage scale. While part of me is proud that she was able to “pack light” as she told me. The pragmatic side of me looks at that, and has the sneaking suspicion that The Boss will see that as an opportunity for her to pack more her own stuff into that bag……soon we will have luggage carts looking like @asquared17

Found this picture....looks like something that would make my kids whine and complain

You are now going out two days prior right? At least you will have that extra buffer

Thank you... It's also not lost on me that here I am updating this blog...while getting paid. Hopefully tonight, I can turn the EMS (Emergency Medical Services) portion of my work to mean Earning Money Sleeping

Especially since The Boss isn't a morning person......Being able to get up, have a cup of coffee before heading out the door is key for her. Our flights home will be the same. Our departure is at 11:05 and the hotel is adjacent to the airport. Me, I'm that annoying guy who can up at 5 ready to go as soon as my feet hit the floor.

Same here. We actually got lucky on the flights. Southwest had a change in their schedule on our original flights, so we were actually able to change to better times for the same price, and those new flights were more convenient, but originally way more expensive, so that worked in our favor. While in Texas, We probably could have done a shuttle etc and saved a bit, but having the rental car for the week, and parking at the port is much more convenient, especially when you factor in dealing with crowds and the stress of trying to find your driver etc. This way we don't have to rush off the ship, our vehicle is waiting, and like you I value my time pretty highly.

I can't wait... I'm sitting here at the firehouse......really wishing I didn't accept that overtime, and took today off as well. oh well, I just have to make it until 6:30pm on Friday and vacation officially begins. Current countdown status Laundry has been mostly completed, The Boss made another Bezos order for random things. Everything is falling into place. I'll probably keep her happy and actually pack tomorrow night instead of Saturday morning before heading to the airport. The past few years our departures have all been really early the AM. I'm enjoying the prospect that we don't necessarily have to rush out the door at O'dark 30.

@Va4fam Here is the thread that you can read.