Well the week is finally here for us to leave. We have been so blessed to be able to spend so much time with family and friends this summer. We some how managed to fill a 16 foot moving truck completely full. It is amazing how many things you accumulate only after a year of marriage and living in a small apartment! We were able to sell, give away or just toss many things. Our most recent good news was finally selling Wes'car to a wonderful owner.......his mom! Leanne will have a great time driving it. We are so grateful to have such generous and wonderful families.
We are spending the rest of the day today trying to pack everything we love dear into a total of 3 large suitcases, one golf bag(of course Wes had to take them), and four smaller carry on items. Seems like a lot but with the lovely weight and size restrictions, as well as extra fees, it has been frustrating to try to fit everything. I think international travelers should get a larger weight allowance as well as more than just the first bag free. So far all the bags are right at 50 pounds exactly hehe! We did however make an awesome investment buying space bags that you can vacuum to make them air tight. They are fabulous! Would definitely recommend them to anyone traveling. They save so much space.! I would also recommend a luggage scale to double check all the bags. I am very proud of myself for being a girl that loves accessories and only packing 8 pairs of shoes including flip flops and 3 purses! Definitely had to sadly leave many clothes and teaching items here in Colorado. We actually have an entire suitcase filled with paper which is hilarious. Our school items would be so expensive to ship, it was the cheapest to pay the extra bag fee.
Enough rambling, our flight leaves at 11:00 a.m. for Detroit, then 10 hours to Amsterdam, and finally 8 more hours to Abu Dhabi. We will arrive at 6:30 p.m. on the 13th. We are going to set up Internet as soon as we can so please e-mail, face book, or skype us. We LOVE skype! The time change is 10 hours ahead from mountain time, 9 hours from central.
We will try to update as much as we can while we are there!
We are spending the rest of the day today trying to pack everything we love dear into a total of 3 large suitcases, one golf bag(of course Wes had to take them), and four smaller carry on items. Seems like a lot but with the lovely weight and size restrictions, as well as extra fees, it has been frustrating to try to fit everything. I think international travelers should get a larger weight allowance as well as more than just the first bag free. So far all the bags are right at 50 pounds exactly hehe! We did however make an awesome investment buying space bags that you can vacuum to make them air tight. They are fabulous! Would definitely recommend them to anyone traveling. They save so much space.! I would also recommend a luggage scale to double check all the bags. I am very proud of myself for being a girl that loves accessories and only packing 8 pairs of shoes including flip flops and 3 purses! Definitely had to sadly leave many clothes and teaching items here in Colorado. We actually have an entire suitcase filled with paper which is hilarious. Our school items would be so expensive to ship, it was the cheapest to pay the extra bag fee.
Enough rambling, our flight leaves at 11:00 a.m. for Detroit, then 10 hours to Amsterdam, and finally 8 more hours to Abu Dhabi. We will arrive at 6:30 p.m. on the 13th. We are going to set up Internet as soon as we can so please e-mail, face book, or skype us. We LOVE skype! The time change is 10 hours ahead from mountain time, 9 hours from central.
We will try to update as much as we can while we are there!
