What to pack

Hi, this is Elaine. 
Need to pack and get organized. 

Four woman, seven days, three suitcases.   Maybe my math is wrong.  Those cheap flights were not so cheap when you add in all the fees for seats and luggage.  So I saved a little by cutting out one suitcase.  Just thinking that we have to get those suitcases in the rental car.  Eva thinks that we EACH need one carry on AND a large checked. Oh, oh.

You know, we have to get all that luggage up those stairs...

Beach "fixer-upper"

It seems like staying in a house might be a good idea. More room than a hotel.  Like all good ideas,  execution is key.   I have rented houses online before and have always been happy with the results.  Off season in a great location, how hard can it be?  Long story short, fatigue sets in after too many photos and descriptions, too many Saturday to Saturday only rentals.  I just rent one.

I was excited when Jackie called and said that they found the house we rented.   "Well..,  (long pause) it is a fixer-upper. Did you know that the stairs are outside."

Not getting a great feeling, I guess we will just have to see. It will give us something to laugh about.

Whether to worry about the weather

OK, so maybe we should have done a little more planning for this reunion.    October is not peak tourist season for the Jersey coast but how bad can it be,  right?  Being from Minnesota the concept of hurricane season is lost.

 I admittedly have never been anywhere near a hurricane.  Maybe we will get lucky and have some nice weather. The important thing is really just to get together.  Spontaneity will be a driving force anyway. We might just as well start right away.