The Essentials For A Trip
Of course it’s the obvious, a book, or several. So while I’m piling up clothes for the start of my journey to North Carolina, I’ve got a nice pile of possible books to take with me. I will have to narrow it down to four. I do have to change clothes. Le sigh.
Why do I need books?
Well, my flight starts in Oakland, CA where I connect to a flight in Salt Lake City, UT. From there I catch another flight to Atlanta, GA where I finally get to Raleigh.
How long will this all take?
The flight, added together, is about six hours long. But that’s not ALL! Added together, the time I’m waiting to get to my next flight is three hours, but in flight time that means by the time I actually make it to North Carolina, my kids would have graduated from high school, got married and had children of their own.
I need books.
Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie is a definite if I can’t find Bet Me. Or maybe Agnes and the Hitman since I haven’t read that in while.
Also, Three Fates by Nora Roberts. It’s one of her big books and I actually have it in paperback. I once read that book during a Nascar race in Fontana and I still had plenty of book left to read by the end of it.
And, the last two places I’ll leave for new books, which will be in a pile until I choose the one that won’t make me throw it at a flight attendant, because it’s too good to lose. Did I mention I’m flying Delta?
I’m going to need books.
I’ll have to go through the process again on the flight home and I hope the local library sells them on the cheap.
So tell me about the last trip you took. Did you bring anything good to read?
Have a great time at the wedding!
The last trip I took was my brother’s wedding in Oregon. Flew from Baltimore to Denver, then from Denver to Medford, OR (small plane for that Denver-to-Medford segment). I was in my first trimester and the only time I threw up during this entire pregnancy was during the descent into Denver. Good times.
I know I brought several books, but I don’t remember which ones. But I never travel without books.
I’m going out of town this weekend, actually, for a funeral. Will definitely bring some good books for the drive (I’m not driving!). Haven’t decided which ones. Probably a mixture of some YA and some Regency. Or maybe some Chick Lit. Or a mystery.
Oh, and my well-worn copy of “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” with the page flagged on what to do if you go into labor and can’t get to hospital. Not that I want Mr. Brice to deliver the baby on the side of I-81 but better to be prepared, right?
I hate those small planes. Why do they even exist?
Lastly, I consider books to be just as important as a spare tire, but from the sounds of it, your think receiving blankets and iodine should be handy right now too. Lol. Fingers crossed the baby cooks cooking.