success!

who is the packing queen?

what's that?

i can't hear you!

finally, after countless hours arranging, rearranging, purging, rescuing, squishing, and holding my breath (as if that would actually help), my bags are packed and ready to go. *and they weigh in at *exactly the maximum weight posted by the airline.

now i realize that at some point i'm going to have to pack again for my return trip with far more stuff than i originally packed in the first place, but allow me my small moment of victory.