oh so much wiser

i'll never forget the first time i went to europe.
skye and i were there for about 10 days ... and i had THREE HUGE bags. seriously.
3 bags that were flown to paris, carried into paris on the RER, out of paris on the RER, flown to marsielle, flown back to paris, carried back into paris on the RER and finally back out of paris on the RER. what the hell was i thinking?

8 years and 750,000 miles later, i've FINALLY learned my lesson.

joe and i are leaving for alaska / bc in the morning (for 12 days) and i have ONE suitcase. and two small carry-ons. which are minuscule compared to what i took to france on that fateful trip.

only issue that lies ahead is that i'm sure my bag is over 50 lbs. well, it's better to pay $100 roundtrip for an overweight bag than break my back taking another.

i am so proud.

ps. i will be shipping home all souvenirs. which is what broke my suitcase on the way home from france. :-)