Eight! (Ualu!)

Portrait of a Peace Corps Invitee, by Rebekah Leger

And then there were 8. Days, that is. We are now halfway through the packing trial, and we have great news! Each of our backpacks weighed approximately 30 pounds! The bad news is they still felt very heavy...boo hoo. Also, we have to measure the dimensions and height + length + width has to equal less than 107 inches (and that's for the two checked bags combined). Anyway, our backpacks come out to about 57 inches. So hopefully our duffles will not be jam packed and they will be 50 inches or less.

We're breaking for lunch and my dentist appointment. Then we'll pack our other bags with the non-clothing items, and if those bags are too heavy we'll mix clothes with non-clothes and see what works.

I'm so glad we're doing this a week ahead of time. I think it will make for less stress later on.