Finally beginning to pack

After putting off the reality of moving for 27 days now, I felt it was time to make some progress and address the packing situation. You may ask, what is "Step One" when attempting to move to the other side of the world? Finding suitcases. Buying them, actually, when you left your brand new set of 3 at school up in Washington, DC because they just couldn't fit in a UHAUL box (and you'd rather not spend your final hours in college with duck tape and box cutters.) I sorted through our luggage collection in the attic, but most were ruled out as unsuitable because the last time they entered an airport you could still smoke in planes. Floral tapestry print and navy nylon with red accents were the least of my problems.