It's hard to be witty at 2 am

Question: How long does it take one little girl to pack up all her stuff?

Catch: Road trip the weekend before. Two consecutive long family dinners to attend on nights following return.

Answer: Begin with the 3rd coffee of the day at 11 pm. Pack straight for 3 hours. Thank your lucky stars for extra duffle bags. Try to ignore that ridiculously tired, headachy, hopeless feeling you haven't felt since you had finals almost a year ago. Laugh cuz it's still not that bad. Pack all fragile things in a food cooler? Put aside all fun toys you can leave for Steph. Find old posters which say "Go Bearded, Go Beautiful, or Go Home" and "Ba Donk Ka Donk" Leave detailed note for mom & dad who will come tomorrow to put boxes in the car. Thank lucky stars again for mom & dad. Breathe a sigh of relief. Realize cell phone is dying...

Realize cell phone charger is lost.

Realize cell phone charger could be in any of too many boxes and duffle bags.

Options: Unpack everything to find cell phone charger OR Shower & sleep and thank your lucky stars for alternate forms of communication.

Resolution: Clearly, spend 15 minutes blogging the story and do neither option. Followed by shower & sleep...

Conclusion: Don't leave packing your entire room for 5 hours before you have to be out of the house for work / before it all goes into a car. Or, just leave your cell phone charger OUT of your suitcase!