Final preparations

With less than an hour before we need to be leaving for the airport, I am feeling much more comfortable with my packing and preparations. I am happy to report that my suitcase is packed, and only about 3/4 full, making plenty of room for gifts and treasures. While my checked luggage has some room to spare, it appears that my carry on will be weighing just shy of my 11 year-old. My laptop, ipod, camera, lenses, pillow, reading material, and the bottle of Tylenol PM, etc. But all things I feel much safer within my grips.

Just a few small details left, some files to e-mail off, some things to clean up and to dispose of the 3 trees worth of packing material that accompanied all of the things I needed for the trip, perhaps a gallon of oil is more accurate than the trees. I have downloaded some audiobooks, TV shows, including a "Rapid Italian" language primer, maybe I can listen while I sleep and absorb something.

Ciao!

B