I’m a little more laid back than that. I usually start packing early and have a checklist but I don’t panic about forgetting something, most times (except clothes). Pretty much anything can be bought where you end up. Unless it’s like, a cruise or something, then you’re screwed until you get into port for some things (or pay like $50 for a charging cable. Because they can charge that).
I’m a planner. I make checklists and have everything ready a day or two before we leave. Last minute stuff is basically toiletries. I show up to the airport at least 2 hours early. I’d rather sit around the airport and have a snack and goof around with my phone than miss my plane. Less stress.
She got mad at me once because a connecting flight was delayed. Like it was my fault. I got her a sandwich. She was hangry. lol.
Ah, I love this! Such a lovely piece of observational writing, JM. Beneath all the chaos and comedy, there’s so much tenderness in the knowledge of her rhythms, anticipating her needs, while quietly keep everything moving. Also “He blinks slowly, which I’ve come to understand is not affection so much as a dare” is an absolutely killer line 😄
The charging cable is a sore spot. A few years back my wife and I went on a “free” cruise that cost us $4,000.00 - round-trip airfare to New Orleans, and of course i’m going to spend a couple days in NOLA before the cruise. We got to the airport and she realized she forgot her charging cable.
No worries. I had a spare lightning cable in the car. Handed it to her.
And promptly forgot to disconnect mine from the car after we parked. So now I forgot my USB-C/Android cable.
We got to NOLA, stating at the old Opera House on Bourbon St. By the time we got to the drug store - Walgreens or CVS or whatever on the riverfront, I had like 5 hurricanes in me and I don’t really drink…So you can imagine what that expedition was like.
I'm usually packed a few days before, checklist & anxiety always at the ready. This was horror JM. 😱
I’m a little more laid back than that. I usually start packing early and have a checklist but I don’t panic about forgetting something, most times (except clothes). Pretty much anything can be bought where you end up. Unless it’s like, a cruise or something, then you’re screwed until you get into port for some things (or pay like $50 for a charging cable. Because they can charge that).
I’m an early packer too
I’m a planner. I make checklists and have everything ready a day or two before we leave. Last minute stuff is basically toiletries. I show up to the airport at least 2 hours early. I’d rather sit around the airport and have a snack and goof around with my phone than miss my plane. Less stress.
She got mad at me once because a connecting flight was delayed. Like it was my fault. I got her a sandwich. She was hangry. lol.
The Virgo in me screamed in abject horror through this entire thing! 😂
She’s an Aquarius which I guess means cosmic tardiness. smh. I’m a Gemini and somehow (mostly) keep my cosmic ADHD under control.
Ah, I love this! Such a lovely piece of observational writing, JM. Beneath all the chaos and comedy, there’s so much tenderness in the knowledge of her rhythms, anticipating her needs, while quietly keep everything moving. Also “He blinks slowly, which I’ve come to understand is not affection so much as a dare” is an absolutely killer line 😄
If Mr. Hallie read this, his eye would be twitching 😂 I always remember stuff I forgot to pack right as we’re pulling out of the driveway.
The charging cable is a sore spot. A few years back my wife and I went on a “free” cruise that cost us $4,000.00 - round-trip airfare to New Orleans, and of course i’m going to spend a couple days in NOLA before the cruise. We got to the airport and she realized she forgot her charging cable.
No worries. I had a spare lightning cable in the car. Handed it to her.
And promptly forgot to disconnect mine from the car after we parked. So now I forgot my USB-C/Android cable.
We got to NOLA, stating at the old Opera House on Bourbon St. By the time we got to the drug store - Walgreens or CVS or whatever on the riverfront, I had like 5 hurricanes in me and I don’t really drink…So you can imagine what that expedition was like.
Oh man!! That sounds like quite the adventure
My story (coming soon) is practically the same thing, but me with a toddler…but the emotions are the same 😂
For a split second, I thought Daisy was the wife’s name and she had curled up in the suitcase 😂 it felt believable 😂
Heh. yeah, probably should have clarified that for those who don’t know Daisy yet.
No worries. The idea of a grown woman curled up in a suitcase was strangely relatable 😂