3 nights to go!

..and then we're off! I would be lying if I said I wasn't already counting the hours to the take-off. This trip is going to be such a relief, getting away from everything for a week is just what I need. AND I get to spend some time with people I haven't seen enough lately!! That's the best part... getting a bit of sunshine (which we'll hopefully have at least on most days) is almost as great.

I haven't started packing yet. I've usually left that to the last minute, but I guess I could try and get to it a bit earlier this time. I don't want to forget important things, it's too annoying.

Guess I could write down a few things.. so here's a short checklist:

• Camera, memory card(s), all the lenses, flash, transmitter, battery & charger
• Laptop & usb wire to transfer photos
  
• If Aija has an iPod or such, the portable speakers.. although, yeah, our taste in music is so different I can prob just skip this one, haha.
• Meds
• Sookie Stackhouse novels, 2 would be enough
• Yarn, hook, small scissors
• Sunglasses
• Sun & after sun lotions
• Venus Breeze (girls know what this is!)
• (Dove soap, can prob get it from Portugal too)
• Earplugs, just in case there are babies or noisy kids on flight... GRRRRR!!!!
• Pens, pencils, a small sketch book
• Bikini & swimsuit
• Shampoo & conditioner in travel bottles
• Moisture cream
• Nail kit
  

That's about all I can come up with now. Geeze, wonder if it's all gonna fit in my faithful 18-year-old red suitcase. But I have to have it for this trip! It was originally bought for my first trip to Portugal when I was 13 and travelling with mom & dad.

It's gotta bring us good luck.

-Tiia-