It is time for a confession. I have a problem. When I travel, I buy way too many gifts to take home. I buy so many gifts, that I have to find alternate ways to get them all home since my suitcase can only weigh 50 pounds or the airline will charge me lots of cash for the extra weight.
I am not a shopaholic. I just see things that I think people will like and buy them. Or, I think, I just have to bring something home to so and so, and then, before you know it, I am over the weight limit on my suitcase.
I had the habit under control while traveling to and from Japan. I bought a little duffel type bag to put my dirty laundry in and then would put the gifts in the space that the laundry vacated in my suitcase. That worked...for a while.
I encountered a major dilemma on this trip when I found that the gifts I’d purchased would not fit in the duffel. In fact, they won’t fit in three duffels. So I had to go out and buy a new suitcase—just for gifts.
Does that sound eccentric?
Now to make sure I could maximize my purchase, I borrowed a scale from a coworker to weigh the fully loaded suitcase. Bingo! It only weighs 46 pounds—packed full.
I'm wondering. Do you think I will have to charter a private jet for my next trip just to ensure I can get all the gifts home?
1 comment:
Oh, I so love today's blog post! You are just the best! I can only guess at all the people you've thought about getting gifts for...that's why we all love you so much, sweetie!
And, hey, we can always use another suitcase! Ha! The trick will be maneuvering all that luggage across the world! How 'bout I park the car and come into the terminal in SLC to meet you, so I can help with the bags!
Love you, see you in a couple days!
Me
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