You know you’re a child of the 80’s if those three words send you into a wicked air keyboard solo. You know what I’m talking about! For those of you who don’t, go look up Europe on iTunes. You can’t miss it; it was their one-hit wonder.
Anyhow, we are counting down the days here a Chez Jacques, just a few days more and we are Asia bound. Things have been a flurry of activity lately, so much so I’ve barely had time to think let along blog. Between pre-packing all our stuff, measuring and weighing our luggage repeatedly and finalizing the last details at work, we are dizzy with trying to get everything done. It is absolutely exhausting trying to think of every possible contingency. Prescription meds, over-the-counter meds, toiletries, shorts, shirts, paper back novels, magazines, toys, bath toys, coloring books, sticker books, size 3 clothes for Tyson, size 4 clothes for Tyson, 3 different flip flops of various sizes for Tyson, portable DVD player, DVD’s for us, DVD’s for him, laptop (gotta blog while I’m over there), on and on it goes. We’ve been bouncing the details around for weeks, but now that the day is fast approaching we are thinking and rethinking everything.
The whole process is made significantly more difficult due to the 2 in-country flights we will be taking once we get there. Chinese domestic flights allow 1 piece of check-in luggage that can weigh no more than 44 lbs and can measure no more than 60 inches when you add height, width and length together. So, even though international flights allow for 2 check-in bags, the domestic flights limit us to one. Ugh! Think about that: we have to fit 2 weeks worth of clothes, toiletries, toys and other travel accoutrements for all three of us into 2 bags weighing less than or equal to 88 lbs and 120 linear inches.
And then there was the Toddler Shower….
My sister Erin flew into town from New York on Thursday; Melissa’s sister flew in last Friday with her 6 week old daughter - all to attend the shower on Saturday. Melissa is supposed to blog about that whole event- I refuse to - but I haven’t had much luck convincing her to sit down and do it. So, just in case she cops out, here’s the gist – lots of women came, there was food and presents and games and, most important, I didn’t have to be there! You want details, you are going to have ask her (a good badgering by email might work too). All I have to say is that my niece, Makenzie, is the cutest little thing going.
Well, back to the suitcases. Where’s that tape measure?
....Hello, Melissa here. I just need to clear a few things up. The shower was fabulous. I'm too tired to post pictures and more details but... the shower was awesome!!! I think that Travis thinks there are some weird cultish games that we play at them. I'd like to thank everyone at our showers and those that couldn't make it. Our suitcases are packed with toys and clothes that you all so generously gave us. (The thank you cards may be a few weeks). Make sure you look at Ty's clothes in the pictures we attach ... some of those outfits may look awful familiar to you.
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