Brian has left. He is currently enjoying a business classed seat en route to Vienna (again.) He'll be gone for 2 weeks. He says 13 days, but that's 2 weeks to me. In addition to his own luggage, I packed him a suitcase of towels, sheets, pull-ups and tampons... all the basic necessities for 10 weeks abroad in Italy. He got through security fine at LAX. I'm guessing he'll be safe at his arrival end. If not, he'll have some Lucy-esque 'splaining to do about the Disney princess themed sheets and the Ziploc gallon-sized bag of tampons. And yes, I do know that Europe has feminine products. I'm aware that they are not still using rags and such. But there are certain brands that a gal must remain faithful to - and I'm not taking any chances that the "Emmazeta (rhymes with Catherine Zeta)" will carry my brand.
So he'll spend the week in Vienna and fly to Rome for a day to procure lodging for our small family for the summer. We still don't know what kind of accomodation awaits us - hence the precautionary extra shipment of towels, sheets and plastic plates and bowls which will be stored at the Baxter plant in Rieti until our arrival in June.
These are the details that mark our adventure in a completely different category than your average European destination vacation. Disney princess sheets, Winnie the Pooh beach towels, and a month's supply of tampons: not your average travel items. They certainly aren't listed in any book I've read by Rick Steves. And while it's wonderful to hear everyone's experiences of travel in Rome, I've yet to hear personal experience on how to do it with a 5 year old in tow. So while I can appreciate the "vacation" theme, it's really not a vacation. Brian will be working. We'll be living. If we are lucky, we'll see some of the country and do some touristy things.
- Joelle
Single mom for 13 days &
Playtex sport fan
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