Day Between Trips

The Sunday between our two trips was a hectic day for us. We had a lot to get done. And our trip to San Francisco was the first time we were going to fly with Carter and we were a little stressed about how that was going to go.

It took us all day to get everything together. Brian had to catch up on some work since he'd been gone for a week and was going to be gone for another week. Carter was a handful just being home and around all his own stuff again. I did lots and lots of laundry (4 loads, I think) throughout the day so we could pack clothes in the evening. We had to give Charlotte a bath since she was stinky from the kennel and take her over to a friend's house who was nice enough to keep her for the week but lives 45 minutes away. I went to the Dollar Store and Target to get Carter an assortment of new toys as entertainment for the plane. I bought a ton of stuff (and he went through most of it).


It seemed like there were a ton of other things to get done too, but I'm not remembering them anymore. It was also difficult making sure we didn't overpack. We planned on checking one bag since this was a business trip for Brian and he could expense the one bag. We wanted to bring everything else on the plane with us (which included Carter's stroller, carseat, diaper bag, one carry-on suitcase, a bookbag for all of Carter's toys and my carry-on stuff, and Brian's laptop). We did a really good job packing minimally but still having everything we needed.