Well, the day has finally arrived, we are all packed, and are sitting in the airport waiting for our connecting flight to Philadelphia. It already seems like it has been a long day,finalizing the packing and getting everything squared away. Stephanie had to work, so I was at home taking care of the last minute items, mowing the grass, getting money from the ATM, getting some refreshments to take on the plane, and getting the last items in the suitcases.
We had one little glitch with the packing, when we finally got all of the items on our bags, we found they were just slightly overweight. It was a few anxious minutes trying to re-distribute items, but we finally got the weight within the 50 pound limit per bag. Unfortunately, we did not get everything in the two main suitcases as we had planned. We ended up using a small rolling duffel as an extra bag, but it will still be easier than toting the heavy hanging bag we were not taking on this trip. It took some of the stress out of packing, and gave us the alternative we needed when we had the weight issues. I guess if we did not want to have small speakers for i pod music, a small collapsible cooler, and other amenities, we most likely could have made it with the two bags, as planned.
The additional bag should not hamper us any from a mobility standpoint, it carries well on top of one of our other rolling bags.
We will be boarding soon, so I will sign off until we get to Philadelphia. We have close to a two hour layove there, if all of the flights are on time.