Pack it up, Pack it in...Let me begin...

Oy, packing for three weeks abroad is stressful...but I am done minus the makeup and random crap I'll throw in tomorrow morning. I took my aunt's advice and took out about half of what I'd intended to take.

I have in one large suitcase, one carry-on, and a Tamrac photographer's backpack...
9 dresses (casual)
7 pairs of jeans
2 pairs shorts (hate shorts, but love dresses...)
8 shirts
3 pairs PJs
4 pairs of shoes (I am proud of this)
3 cardigan/sweater type things
2 towels and 3 washcloths (the place I'm staying recommended this :o/)
Sundry undergarments and beauty products
Camera, batteries, four lenses
iPod, Blackberry and assorted chargers
Laptop and webcam (for Skype)
Ambien
One copy each of Macbeth, Comedy of Errors, Henry VIII, Henry IV (both parts), and Little Bee
One umbrella and
A terrible case of nerves.

I have never travelled alone.
I have never been away from my children or husband for this long.
I have never navigated a major transit system (I don't think Denver's RTD and Light Rail count).
I have never performed Shakespeare.
I have never seen Big Ben, St. James, or the London Eye.
I have never sat in St. James park and listened to the locals talk as they stroll.
I have never been to a place where I am the one with the accent.
I have never stared down the famous portraits of Anne Boleyn, William Shakespeare, or Thomas Cromwell.
I have never seen the original manuscript of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.
I have never stood in the Globe Theatre, partaking in a once in a lifetime opportunity.

But I will.