Up at 3:15 today to drive Kim to the airport for a 6:15 AM flight. Over the weekend our packing strategy changed because our status when we enter Bermuda on Friday may be as tourists until Kim’s work permit is completed. Keep in mind that the things we carry on our flights into Bermuda are all that we’ll have until our household goods arrive (in four to six weeks). For reasons too complicated to easily explain, that meant that Kim wanted to take the largest possible suitcase today while I follow with the rest on Friday.

Well, guess what. The suitcase wouldn’t fit into the trunk of the car (a two door coupe). It did the other day when we brought it to Chicago, but with the expandable portion now unzipped, I couldn’t get it in. The choice for Kim was taxi or back seat while the suitcase rode in the passenger seat. She opted for back seat. With the suitcase buckled in to keep the alarm from beeping.

My plans for the week: I need to clean the condo, get the perishables out of the refrigerator, get the trickle charger on the car, cover the car, get a haircut, make arrangements for someone to check the condo every other week, buy a couple of luggage tags, buy an extension cord, take delivery of some furniture, pick up some pants that were shortened, get the electrician to install the dimmers, do laundry, settle up with the general remodeling contractor, finish off the closet remodeling, cover the furniture (to minimize fading). Then re-pack the suitcases and get a taxi to the airport for a 10 AM flight on Friday.

I thought I’d try to upload a few pictures of our Chicago place for anyone interested. We love the location and the views.

Eventually, we’ll get to Bermuda and maybe some interesting things will be happening. At the least, I hope to have more pictures.