1 week To Go – Is It Real?
Saturday, February 20th, 2010Wow! We leave next Saturday and should be in Los Angeles one week from now, on our way to Mexico. Although we have been planning this trips for months, actually years, now that we are on the brink of leaving, it doesn’t seem real. I keep asking myself, “Is this really happening?”
Final preparations have been stressful, to put it lightly. Fortunately, Paul is still talking to me, mostly along the lines of, “Karen, breathe” and “Don’t worry, we will get everything done.” I won’t bore you with all the details about getting ready for a trip of this magnitude. I have an Excel spreadsheet with three tabs for tasks, packing list and expenses, which I would be happy to share if you want to take a trip like this. Bottom line – preparing is exhausting! Stats to date:
– Over 80 tasks and increasing daily
– Over 75 items on the packing list
– Over $4000 in expense so far (travel docs, supplies, medicine, books, etc.)
The kids’ last day of school was on the Feb 12th and have been home schooling since then. Connor’s teachers gave him a great send off with a farewell party and handmade bon voyage cards. The best note from Connor’s friend was, “Visit dem nude beaches” (little does Connor know that Latin American countries rarely have nude beaches…). We plan to stay in contact with both Connor’s and Quinn’s classes while we are travelling, which should be a interesting geography and cultural lesson for the students.
So… the next blog posting will be from the road. Woo hoo!
Hasta Los Angeles,
Karen
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