I'm TOO excited to sleep!!

This video is PERFECT and describes what I am going through. I seriously feel like a kid on Christmas Eve having to go to bed so Santa Claus will come.

Kevin and I tucked Brooklyn into bed shortly after 8 a.m. last night. Then, the real festivities began! Packing! I will admit that I love, love, love to pack; to find new ways to stuff everything in; to prove that I only need two suitcases and not more; to get everything organized before it finds its place beneath the elastic arms that hold everything put. This is all very exciting to me! Maybe it's because I know that my impending vacation is very close by as I don't pack weeks in advance, just days. So, there we were with two suitcases, two pairs of tennis shoes, a Dora the Explorer boogie board, a travel booster seat and piles of clothes. My first plan on attack, get Kevin's tennis shoes packed, because they are so big (size 11). I put my size 6 tennis shoes in as well, and we were off...shirts, shorts, skirts... One suitcase down, one to go. Boogie board, Brooklyn's apparel, a few leftover Mommy & Daddy clothes, and then the travel booster seat. And, then, it hit, uh oh, out of room for our getting ready stuff (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, etc.)

I proclaimed to Kevin that I will just repack because I really didn't want to have to check a smaller third bag. Yuck! So I popped open the first suitcase that already had it's lock on it, and began reorganizing, rethinking wardrobe choices, pulling things out and leaving them behind. Kevin sat there watching the Rockies game, with much doubt that my repacking would make any difference. I got more in the first one, and when I got along to the second one following the same restructure plan, I ended up with plenty of room for our getting ready stuff. Ha Ha! I won the suitcase challenge! I wanted to take only two suitcases, and that will now work. Yeah!!

After working on the carry-ons for a bit, we watched a little TV (we had DVR'd Kid Nation..that will have to be another post!) and then headed to bed. At 12:30, I sat up wide awake. I couldn't get back to sleep. Kevin was snoring very lightly, Brooklyn was deep in a sleep and Shiloh was passed out on Brooklyn's floor. I read a magazine for a little bit, but then decided to go to the office and download all the pictures off the camera to clear our memory card. I decided to email myself a few pictures that I had on the camera, so I went online and took care of that. Still not feeling tired, I headed downstairs to watch some TV. I got the notion to go ahead and set our DVR to tape our shows while we're away. I got that done, and watched a little TV, until 2:30 a.m. when I finally decided I should just go to bed and keep my eyes shut. After all, I do have to work today. So I laid there for about thirty minutes and the last time I remember looking at the clock, it said: 3:00 AM. When the alarm clock when off this morning, I was ready to get up and get going. I'm not even feeling tired today. Too much adrenaline and excitement I guess!!

I am just TOO excited to sleep!! I know, I'm such a big kid!