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When I got home from work today, we did the usual and then instead of heading to bed, we packed up and made the drive to Las Vegas.  I remember when it literally took me hours to pack up for Big Mochi when she was the lone baby.  Packing was a huge ordeal for me back then and we would travel to Vegas to much it was crazy.  The bathtub, the diaper things, all the food and/or formula and bottles, and the million little things like the diaper rash medicine, nail clippers, hair clips, Bunny, etc.  While I miss the size she was (so compact and portable back then), I don’t miss the amount of things I had to pack.  And then with 2, we did it all over again PLUS some.  And now that they’re both bigger and I’m an expert mochi packer, it takes just minutes and we’re off! 

The mochis have everything they need… but I forget things for me, like my hairbrush or underwear or socks. 

32) When going on road trips, always have a stash of non-perishable food and water on hand.  You never know when you’ll hit an unexpected delay.  It once took us 8 1/2 hours to get home.  Normally it would’ve taken us about 3 hours and 15 minutes.  I am thankful that we learned that lesson before we had mochis in tow!  I am reminded of a newscast I saw once where this family was driving a newborn baby home from the hospital and was stuck on the Grapevine (basically, there’s nowhere to stop) for hours and hours and it was so cold and there was no food or bathrooms around!