In 24 hours we’ll be on a plane to New Hampshire.
I tied up loose ends for the trip plans this morning via email. Michael reserved a car for us at Enterprise. And we even ventured to the mall last night so I could get a dress for the memorial service.
Our plan is to pack up this evening, drive to Michael’s mother’s house with Caligula. Spend the night there in the morning we’ll hop on a train (which is right across the street from her house) and head to the airport.
Our flight leaves Philly a little after noon, we’ll be in Manchester, NH by 2. Meet up with family at my Aunt’s house, do the family thing.
Thursday we’ll be going to my father’s storage locker to go through the last of his belongings. We’ll probably spend dinner with my grandparents
Friday we’ll be heading up to Maine for the memorial service, then out to lunch, then to spread the ashes. Michael and I will stay in Maine, maybe take Heather and Annette (my sisters) out in the afternoon or something. That evening we will drive to see our friend Morgana, who will be feeding us dinner and giving us a place to sleep for the rest of our stay.
Saturday we’ll spend with Morgana and her husband, just hanging out. She has a couple food places in mind for the real Maine seafood experience (there is nothing like lobster on paper plates!).
Sunday morning we’ll need to leave Morgana’s around 8 so we can be in Manchester and ready for our flight home around noon.
I’m going to take every chance to relax during this trip. Family vacations almost always require a second vacation to recover, but that’s just not an option %\ Must be back at work on Monday.
But first I need to finish today’s work day. Only a little over 3 more hours to go…