GregD

On the plane. @asquared17 this is the way we are supposed to sit right?

Airport mimosas!! It’s 5 o’clock somewhere. RIP Jimmy Buffet. 

I mentioned to the bartender that we were star class, but she just looked at me like I was an idiot…..so I had to pay for these.
 

3 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

That is actually a negative for you my friend. That's why The Boss is packing that weighted blanket lmao

Actually, this is the same number of bags we usually bring. The Boss was just distributed items differently to bring the blanket.

13 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said:

What city are you flying from ? I’m always interested in where fellow cruisers live in our country. 

Albany, NY.

10 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Oh my, that's all checked luggage? Hubby would have a heart attack if I attempted to check that many pieces.

Southwest allows 2 checked bags per person for free.

@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.

1 hour ago, asquared17 said:

huzzah!!!!!

i guess i need to start doing a cumulative tallly. my 100lbs is just for the checked luggage but i think im at least 65lbs in carryons…

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!

18 minutes ago, Cactus527 said:

There's a country night on board? I learn something new everyday...

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

5 hours ago, Cactus527 said:

I want to see your daughter wearing those cowboy boots out on a shore excursion.

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

25 minutes ago, LandstromCruise said:

Does that mean we all have to behave now?  

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!!!!

1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said:

what do people bring that 28lb for children/teenagers means they don't have nothing in there

Well, for the daughter it’s shoes…..

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

15 minutes ago, jbrinkm said:

Well I'm wondering if she's missing shorts! Did she end up getting new ones? Are they packed?

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.

51 minutes ago, Cactus527 said:

28.8 lbs in the suitcase

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. 

51 minutes ago, Cactus527 said:

You all and your weighted blankets. I can't sleep with one

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. 

13 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

you're going a on Caribbean cruise! Why on Earth do you need a weighted blanket? lol

Ask The Boss....I'm confused as well

31 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

hello to the boss:

you are inspiring. please accept this humble offering of a travel weighted blanket so that you can continue to travel in style. 

RIP to my back.....

yes you read that right.....her current blanket is 20lbs!!

17 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

wait she ALSO travels with a weighted blanket?!?!

maybe i can be the boss when i grow up

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

12 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

….i do this.

but it’s just one oversized microfiber for my hair and then i use my own microfiber for the pool deck. 

but that’s honestly because i hate the towel check in/check out process. 

i enjoy the boss and her packing mentality

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

10 hours ago, asquared17 said:

this is a rookie move.

first of all, you never admit that you have room left in the bags.

secondly, you should HARDLY send ACTUAL PROOF of said room!!!!

...also i suspect the boss will turn you into a luggage cart and make you haul it all, ala me

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. 
 

7 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

We can thank bezos for our luggage scale. It's a lifesaver, we have never had to be those people removing stuff at the airport and having to repack. I watched so many people doing it and had some vintages do it our trips.

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

1 hour ago, Va4fam said:

Thanks!  Just looked up our booking with Bodden....we are doing monkeys/sloth, snorkel, beach, and hydro bikes....not quite sure what that is but sounds fun.  Thankfully no beat up ATVs.

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

22 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

I am kicking myself because for our cruise in 3 weeks, it was considerably cheaper to take the afternoon flight to MIA from DTW. I booked it thinking I would move it to the early 8:30am flight before final payment. Then, things got crazy in December (when it was final payment time) with my Dad and I forgot to move it. Anyhow, now I am praying that doesn't come back to bite me in 3 weeks. The freeloaders and Hubby are happy though.

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

2 hours ago, LandstromCruise said:

Hey, your work is NOT stupid.  It is very much appreciated what you do.  

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