TD Charlie
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- Sep 10, 2007
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The pre-vacation/oh f*** I haven't planned and packed anxiety is hitting me hard today.
I have tomorrow off, the kids have another day of summer camp. Once they get home I have to change them and re-pack their travel backpacks. I have packed a ton of clothes and small items we need, but a lot of the clothing and food can't really be packed and I can't focus long enough to figure it out now.
The trouble is in the logistics. Tomorrow we drive to Delaware and stay the night in a hotel. Likely arriving around 1030pm. Kids will need snacks/dinner/clothing for this drive and the hotel stay. We get up Saturday morning, hotel breakfast, and drive 2 hours to DC to arrive between 12-2. We exit the car and won't see it again until Sunday afternoon. A few hours later on Saturday we board a train at 5ish and travel overnight to Florida. Kids will need bags/clothes/food/etc to get them from 2pm to the next afternoon. We get the car off the train and drive 45 minutes to our Orlando hotel, where we will finally have several hours to settle in, slow down, and prepare for the week ahead.
Different water park days Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday.
Disney days Tuesday Thursday.
God only knows what we will be eating for lunch/dinner during the week
I keep telling myself that as long as everybody is together, it will be fine. We forgot pajamas/drinks/sunscreen/whatever?...I suppose the worst case scenario is we just drive 5 minutes from the hotel and buy it.
But holy shit I'm feeling the willies today real bad. Some day they'll look back on it, hopefully fondly, and appreciate the planning that goes into these trips
I have tomorrow off, the kids have another day of summer camp. Once they get home I have to change them and re-pack their travel backpacks. I have packed a ton of clothes and small items we need, but a lot of the clothing and food can't really be packed and I can't focus long enough to figure it out now.
The trouble is in the logistics. Tomorrow we drive to Delaware and stay the night in a hotel. Likely arriving around 1030pm. Kids will need snacks/dinner/clothing for this drive and the hotel stay. We get up Saturday morning, hotel breakfast, and drive 2 hours to DC to arrive between 12-2. We exit the car and won't see it again until Sunday afternoon. A few hours later on Saturday we board a train at 5ish and travel overnight to Florida. Kids will need bags/clothes/food/etc to get them from 2pm to the next afternoon. We get the car off the train and drive 45 minutes to our Orlando hotel, where we will finally have several hours to settle in, slow down, and prepare for the week ahead.
Different water park days Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday.
Disney days Tuesday Thursday.
God only knows what we will be eating for lunch/dinner during the week
I keep telling myself that as long as everybody is together, it will be fine. We forgot pajamas/drinks/sunscreen/whatever?...I suppose the worst case scenario is we just drive 5 minutes from the hotel and buy it.
But holy shit I'm feeling the willies today real bad. Some day they'll look back on it, hopefully fondly, and appreciate the planning that goes into these trips
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