Journey vs. Destination

As I put together the list of things to pack, I’m trying to save room for a few acquisitions. “Been there, done that, got the tshirt” is the phrase so I think there will indeed be a few tshirts. Plus, C’s mom is an expert shopper so I suspect there will be some malling in Connecticut and Boston. We don’t need to pack everything we need, it will do us good to stop at local places to pick up yogurt or a hat.**

However, I want to make a list of things that we do not plan to acquire. I make this list in hopes that C will read it and realized the futility of convincing me otherwise. Even though we are renting a small SUV, we should not fill it.

• Quarter-ton fossil from Montana
• A pie safe like his mother’s (which I have always drooled over)
• Any additional pets animals
• A new house in any part of the country
• A painting or other artwork worth more than a new car
• A toboggan
• More than a single instrument, well, definitely not more than three
• Any more computer gear (unless something breaks)

I’m sure I’m leaving a few things out. I wonder what…

** There was this time that C and I met his parents for hiking and dinner somewhere outside Solvang. I found out after the hike that dinner was formal (as in dresses and jackets). We had an hour to purchase formalwear (and shoes!). Good times, really, good times. He will never, ever live this down.