BGC Countdown: 6 Days - We say goodbye to the kitties

While the cats have determined that sleeping the days away in large open suitcases is a life for spoiled felines, they haven't quite put it together that they're not going on the Big Gay Cruise with us. They are, however, going to Jeff's Mom's in Harrisburg this weekend to spend some quality time with Bubbie Charlotte. We're heading out to Harrisburg this weekend both to deliver the girls but also, really, to start the birthday celebration for Jeff. Since her baby is turning 40, Jeff's Mom wanted a party so we've invited family over to a small brunch on Sunday morning to start the festivities. In all the craziness for the trip, we've both kind of lost sight that next Saturday when we wake in Barcelona, one us is going to be 40 and one of us isn't. It's definitely the way to slide into a new decade and there are no sign of any mid-life crisis surfacing. Ultimately, how bad can 40 be on a ship filled with 2000 gay men and Charo?

Packing continues. Things go in and then back out again as I continue to review my entire travel history and realize EVERY time I've traveled, I've used 1/3 of the stuff I took and have always vowed not to over pack the next time. But isn't this time worthy of over-packing? I have just about everything vacuum packed and separated out, though, and now I'm sorting out what shoes to take.

I'm constantly watching the weather now, trying to determine if crappy weather will delay our flight out of JFK. Of course with Hurricane Dean heading towards the Gulf, it's tough to say when the spin-off storms would make their way up to NYC but I'm assuming about next Friday at 5pm when we're suppose to leave.