Packing
I'm old school West Indian American, so you know I had to put ribbon on my luggage to identify it. Looks crazy to most, but with 1000 black suitcases going around that conveyer belt, bet I get mine on the first try.
Traveling for almost a month might sound overwhelming when it comes to packing clothes. But I decided instead of over packing like I usually do, I would only bring enough for a week and a half and do laundry when necessary. We stayed at my moms house on Long Island, so doing laundry was kind of convenient. I went over board on packing the shoes though( One carry on bag has nothing but shoes). I honestly only needed to bring 3 pairs instead of 6 but you never know when you might need red, black or tan heels, sandals in all colors and flip flops for the beach I will probably never see.
The Flight
Once upon a time, I could only do redeye, direct flights when traveling with the kids. I didn't want to drag them around the airport for connecting flights and I wanted to guarantee their silence on the plane by scheduling the flight during their bed time. But now that they are older, I book whatever flight gives me the best deal. Act up on the flight and get your feelings hurt if you want to.
We had to catch a connecting flight in Texas, so I had everyone bring a book and do their summer reading in the airport. Thats right, all the reading they did all summer was in the airport during a 2 hour layover. It's better than nothing, so don't judge.
We didn't get much sleep on the plane ride because my son hadn't flown in years so his nervous energy kept us all up. We had to stage this photo in hopes that his eyes and mouth would stay closed, but it didn't work.
And just like that. I was home. Ready for the all the adventures that the summer had in store.
