We arrived in Zurich safe and sound. Unfortunately, our luggage didn't. (Insert frowny face here.) Our bags are probably sitting in the London Heathrow airport somewhere. We hope they show up soon. In the meantime, we need to go shopping to get some clothes and things. I only packed 2 extra outfits for Lois in our carry on and a few diapers. Above is the view from our window. It's snowing here! Below is Lois in her sky cot. More later.
We're off to Switzerland later today, but when I get back I have a lot of great new things to list in my etsy shop like these cute shoes. I bought some great vintage clothes and shoes last week and can't wait to list them. I especially love the little oxford lace up flats above. They are so cute. See you soon from Zurich where the forecast calls for snow on Sunday. Lois will get to see her first snow!
So we're off to Switzerland tomorrow! I'm officially excited now that I've gotten through all the getting things done aspects of our trip. As you might know, though, I'm not so keen on flying even though I think it's amazing to live in a time when I can fly. It's really not the flying I mind, it's the idea of crashing. Or more specially, the falling from the sky part of crashing. Or even more specifically, having time to consider that your falling from the sky and about to crash and die. I'm much more likely to die in a car crash, but at least there I'd be on the ground--the idea of a plane crash bothers me much more. So in order not to focus on that, I fill my carry on bag with magazines with lots of pictures (because it's hard for me to actually read words because I'm so distracted by every bump and noise) and fill my iPod with tunes. Some of the not-so-new tunes I've put on the pod are Little River Band's Greatest Hits. Now, I know some people might think, "what? Little River Band? is she kidding?" Actually, no, I love it! This is one of my favorite CDs of all time. I'm not sure why I don't actually own it (until tonight when I bought it on iTunes) except that I think I just have all the songs burned in my mind. My mom played this album more than anything else I can remember when I was growing up. It gives me those quintessential childhood warm and fuzzy feelings. Like in Ratatouille when Anton Ego, the food critic, takes the bite of ratatouille and is immediately transported in his mind back to his childhood kitchen table where his mom served him delicious ratatouille--well, that's me when I listen to this CD. It feels like home. Just what I need when I fly. I think maybe I should download some Crosby, Stills and Nash too. Nothing like "Southern Cross" to make me feel like home too.
Aren't these little boots adorable? I bought them today at Peek-a-Bootique. They will be one of two pairs of shoes I pack for Lois because we're packing light. So, how do you pack light for two (me and Lois) in one average sized suitcase when you're going to a place that's really cold and staying for 5 weeks? It's really, really hard, let me tell you. I've been experimenting with packing all week. I'm trying to avoid a second suitcase for me and Lois because we'll already have soooo much stuff--our two suitcases (one for Andrew), the stroller, the carseat, and two carry on bags. And then there's the most important cargo, Lois. We have to carry her too, of course. Oh and the boppy (invaluable when you choose the "infant in lap" option for the long plane ride). That's more than we can haul, so I really can't bring another suitcase even if I wanted to unless we hire Jeeves to help us out.
When we're away in Zurich we might make a short trip to Venice for a few days too. I was looking around for a place to stay and found this blog I like: Venice Daily Photo. The picture above is just one of the many inspiring photos you'll see there.
