I’m staying over Benny’s tonight so that we can finally put together a to-do list. We ordered take-out sushi and I’m noshing on an enormous bento box set of katsu and gyoza as he finishes some last-minute work. Lately, all we’ve been doing is ordering-in (we are hazardous in the kitchen) so the weekend in NOLA should be a welcome change. We won’t have too much time there, but our ultimate goal is to see as much as we can, stay away from work/the computer, and get some much needed rest and relaxation.
Benny laughed when he picked up my luggage. It’s absurdly heavy for its size, but I have a full six outfits in it, along with three different pairs of shoes. I’m a master at packing and friends and relatives always ask for my assistance when they are going abroad. Two years ago, when I worked in Houston, I packed a summer’s worth of clothing in a single suitcase while the rest of my coworkers brought an average of two or more. When we went to Puerto Rico, I managed to stuff a good 10+ outfits into a piece of carry-on luggage. It’s a questionable skill that I’m unusually proud of… but, like I said, better to be prepared, no?
And of course, we are packing some tea! Benny surprised me today with a tea sampler from The Art of Tea. It comes with two double-walled glass cups and I just know that I’m going to crack them within the next month. I have a small collection of single Bodum glasses, after breaking one of every pair… Yeah, clumsiness is one of my other signature traits. A friend once enjoyed introducing me as “clumsy, but occasionally elegant.” I may as well have my own epithet: Laura, sacker of cities and breaker of glasses. Meh.
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