Less than 24 hours

In less than 24 hours I am embarking on a journey back to the U.S. for my brothers wedding. It will be a different kind of journey because I haven't done this kind of traveling without Josh in almost 6 years. . . and I definitely haven't had to do this kind of traveling with Abby but without Josh ever. . . I don't know quite what to expect and I 'm really pretty nervous about it. All of the "what if" questions have been plaguing me this last week. "What if I have to go to the bathroom and Abby is sleeping?" "What if I have to go to the bathroom and Abby isn't sleeping?" - surely the bathroom isn't big enough for an almost 2 year old and me too! "What if she screams for the entire 20-some hour flight?" "What if I scream for the 20-some hour flight?" How will I take care of Abby and all of our luggage, filling out paper work, customs, etc, etc, etc. I know . . . I know. . . you are saying "Chill out. Take it as it comes." I certainly can do that - but I can't stop my mind from worrying a little bit and trying to work out the potential problems before they happen. I think it's just a mom's instinct (maybe just a woman's instinct) to try to anticipate tough situations and how to handle them and ease the stress of them before they come. Anyway. . . I am going to stop writing about all of my "concerns" and pack my bags to go - because I'm also worried that I won't be ready to go. . . that I'll oversleep. . . that Starbucks won't be open and I won't get a cup of starbucks at the airport before we take off. . . ahh! To pack my bags before I go and try to solve the starbucks problem too! :) Happy trails!