Perhaps... just perhaps. At this point we're not 100% certain, but there's talk within the family of taking a 4 day trip to California to visit Disneyland in January. Traditionally, we've made our vacation spot Florida and the duration has been an exhausting 2 weeks! I've made it well known how I feel about being gone for that amount of time with young kids, one of whom is on the autism spectrum and prone to meltdowns, so 4 days sounds like an AWESOME compromise.
So... here I am contemplating a new suitcase. Mine is simply a duffelbag of sorts. I usually travel with a duffel for carry-on, a backpack, and share a suitcase with the kids. It would be nice to have one of my own! Yes... I'm already thinking about luggage. Packing well is important after all... is it not? If we had one really good suitcase, my kids and I could probably avoid all the smaller bags we carry too... especially on a 4 day trip.
My husband forbids me (such a strong word for this conversation) from doing any laundry while we're away and after 2 weeks this has caused our fair share of squabbling. I don't really get why doing laundry at the hotel is so horrible, but he's adamant about me packing light, wearing things more than once and buying extra shirts (if we need them) while we're there. This strategy is hard enough on me, but with kids? At least a 4 day trip will mean we all look sharp the entire stretch of the way! We could even wear something different each day! lol
Ok... back to our suitcase talk... what do you think about this one? I like the colors and LOVE the wheels... I have to have wheels! lol Might be smaller than what we need though. Still... it's cute!
I found this suitcase on wheels at CSN's website... which by the way has many many many bags of all sizes, shapes, and varieties to choose from. I think I'll jump back to their site and keep on browsing!
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LOL! We just returned from our first-ever vacation to Disney in Florida! We stayed one full week in the same suite. We packed as light as we could for a 9-day vacation with weather that could range from hot to chilly and sunny to rainy. And we needed something halfway decent to wear to church on Sunday! Thankfully, our suite contained a washer/dryer. And, though it was SMALL, we put it to good use. I'd put a load in the washer in the morning and run it until it was about done, then I'd finish the wash cycle and dry everything in the evening. This worked GREAT for us! However, if I had known for sure that we would have a handy washer/dryer, I would have packed even LESS. After 2 days, we realized that the best outfits for our boys were their swim trunks and sun shirts. They are light, cool, and dry quickly (after rain or water rides). And, when they weather allowed, they could go from park to pool without changing. LOL! They wore those 3 days in a row.
DH & I both agreed that one week in Orlando was NOT enough. But, we did squeeze in a day at Universal and a day at Holy Land, plus 3 days at Disney. We wish we'd had at least 2 days at Universal and 4 or 5 days at Disney.
18 months ago, we went to Busch Gardens (Williamsburg) with some friends and our youngest, then 5, did have a meltdown. Ugh! I was worried about how he'd handle 5 straight days of park-hopping, but he did great!
Enjoy your trip! :)
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