Van O' Stuff

We didn't get to bed last night till sometime after 3am this morning. As I write this (from my iPhone) I'm sitting in ourvan with my boys outside of my husband's building while he's out-processed and debriefed. We didn't get to bed till the weehours because my husband was busy packing up this Honda for our Odyssey to Miami.The stuff is packed in tighter than sardines. Yet we still manage to have a bunch of stuff still in our apartment. So far this morning we went to rent a car only to decide once there that it would actually be smarter and more economical to ship our extra stuff. To clarify why we have so much extra stuff when the movers were in our apartment packing up our things last week is because I decided that there were some things I could not trust to them. You may wonder if it was my jewelry, television, or prized scrapbooks? Nope. It was four boxes of my favorite books and my computer and laptops. It is because of these items and a few other incidentals (5 suitcases) that we're in this crazy-hectic-and-mostly-stressed-out scenario. We wanted an Olea Family Adventure and once this van is unpacked and repacked we'llbe on our way. Yes, we are nothing if not thorough. We're like the Griswalds-only cuter!