time to pack

so today is the crazy day. the packing day. i have a love/hate relationship with packing.

oh how i love the pre-trip to target...  the making of the list, then the buying of random items, the beginning of the 'to go' pile... it is a pile of great anticipation. the expectations of fun ahead. i always have such great intentions to pack early. i have dreams of bags sitting by the door, having a relaxing cup of coffee the morning i'm leaving and breezily picking them up on my way out the door... does anyone actually do this?? it always seems like whatever time i invested in packing before the last few minutes magically disapears and i am running around like a crazy person trying to get everything done before we are so late i miss my plane. nate calls me 'fast lauren' at that point. fast lauren is not so fun. she talks fast, gets angry fast, and expects everyone to be at her beckon call. what is with that?

the only thng i have found that works to trick fast lauren into not ruining the last few moments with my husband before i get on a plane and fly away is to leave a day early. we literally leave a day early and stay at my in laws. that way the packing craziness happens  the day before i leave and we can be the smiling happy people drinking coffee with bags packed and already in the car the moring of the flight. somewhat ridiculous but you do what ya gotta do.

ari told me this morning that she would not be letting me leave. :( i am going to miss my babies!!! the first time i had ever been away from grayson overnight was just 3 weeks ago when i was in the hospital having luci. i have only been away from ari i think 4 nights total. i am going to miss their little voices and kisses and stories. i will miss arianna's questions. i will especially mis the amazing outfits/dramatic plays he brings me to every day... can you even see her in all that pink?? :)

i will miss grayson's random tackles. i adore those babies. i will not miss finding grayson eating a blue marker... or cat food, or drawing on the furniture, or tormenting his sister.

i will also miss these guys.... ha! okay really maybe just the not furry one in the middle. :)