27 Apr 05 Going Out of Town

Besides being away from my family the one thing I dislike greatly about going out of town is getting ready to go out of town. Why is it that a million and one things must be done the day before you leave?

It’s not that I wait until the last minute to take care of most things. Yes, I have waited until the night before to undertake a major project. Come on, who out there hasn’t?

Right before leaving for the Yosemite Family Encampment one year, I decided to build a wood cabinet to hold all of our camping and food supplies. Now when I say I waited until the last minute I mean I started building the thing the night before. It gets better. I was doing this in the garage of my in-laws.

Around 10 or 11 at night my mother-in-law came outside in her nightgown and bathrobe and sweetly asked: “Don’t you think it might be time to stop building and use our cabinet instead?” I don’t know about your experiences, but the sight of your mother-in-law in a bathrobe is enough to stop any project! I mean that in the best way possible :-)!

I’m leaving tomorrow for Mexico and then on to the Pepperdine lectures in Malibu. What can I say? The work of the Lord takes us down many different paths. As I have internet access I plan to blog in and update you as to my adventures.

Even though I am not planning to build a cabinet tonight, though I may drop the trany and the motor out of the ‘ol Windstar and give it a tune-up, I’ve still got that sinking feeling that I will not get everything done.

On the other side of the coin, have you ever noticed how much you can actually get done right before you leave on a trip? I mean talk about focused action! The frenetic pace and careful attention to a “to do list” right before you go out of town is quite impressive.

What are your going out of town experiences? How do you get everything done? Or do you even worry about?

I’d write more about this but I’ve really got to get a few more things done.

Reader's Comments

1. cd2lab | 27 Apr 2005 4:11 pm

   I know what you mean, like forgetting to inform your song leader you are leaving town.

2. Sandra | 27 Apr 2005 5:16 pm

   Bless your heart…and I called today to see if you had a song you could send me! Sorry.

   Thanks again, by the way. We’ll use it Sunday and it will be great.

   I have said before I usually like the anticipation better than the trip itself, but I don’t like the last minute packing and laundry. I’m usually up until early morning hours doing the laundry that has to be done so we can pack the clothes we love…which we keep wearing which is why I have to do laundry at the last minute.

   Hope to see you at Pepperdine. Lex and Avery will be there for sure!

   Be safe.

3. Ebyboy | 27 Apr 2005 10:07 pm

   My stories about “preparations” for trips would go on for pages and pages. Suffice it ti say that international travel when you need multiple visas and have very little time is a wakign nightmare.

   I understood first hand when I read that Washington is the second most difficult city to navigate in the US (pride of place goes to Boston) having spent hours driving from one embassy to the next. Actual packing was the least of my problems.

   Not all of my travels have been that dramatic and I can certainly identify with urgency of travel preparations. God speed Randy. Have a nice time.

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