Life in a Loft

We leave (early) tomorrow for our trip!

I'd like to say that at this time we're all packed, and the house is clean,

and we're ready to tuck ourselves in for a good nights sleep...

but that's just not the case.

In fact, it's 10:30pm, the house is a disaster, I have no idea what we've

packed yet, we still need to finish booking our trip...

and the live in just left to go work out.

Awesome.

Actually it's okay.  

It gives me some alone time to remove some of his articles of clothing from the suitcase.

He'll thank me later.

I won't be blogging while we're gone but I will be taking down

bits and pieces to share with you when we return.

Which leads me to this...my best piece of travel advice...

always bring a journal.  Always.

We're not talking the Dear Diary type.

We carry a pocket size Moleskin journal that literally goes everywhere with us.

And we basically use it like an old school Twitter fead.

It's an amazing way to look back on any trip - big or small.

Here are some entries that still make me laugh:

7/19/06 Rome, Italy:

"Next Halloween costume...

Pope and pregnant nun.  Can get great costumes here."

7/20/06 Rome, Italy:

"The famous heat rash of '06 is here.  Had to buy a "Brazilian" tee shirt

to cover up my gross chest."

11/13/07 Florence, Italy:

"I am still mad at Troy for being the meanest person ever last night.

At 4am he's up and running around the room because "he

absolutely cannot sleep".

9/3/09 Paris, France:

Troy made a rare entry: "Find big glass building."

12/28/10 Cabrera, DR:

"Troy went swimming in Playa Grande today with 

his sunglasses on.  He acted surprised when he lost them and then

 proceeded to spend the next 10 minutes searching

the ocean for them."

12/28/10 Cabrera, DR:

"Troy said, "if you ever want Harry Potter glasses, I'm

going to tell you no."