Packing woes plus something funny

I'm going* to Utah soon (and leaving gun-wielding, rottweiler-owning former Navy SEALs in my house while I'm gone so if you are thinking of coming for a visit, um, don't bother.)

I know I've mentioned before that I loathe packing. Hate it. At home, you can take a day off from being cute. You can be sloppy, wear sweats, etc. but on vacation (especially a vacation when you're meeting five beloved bloggers** face to face and attending two weddings***) you have to be as cute as you can be every single day. STRESSFUL! So I'm avoiding thinking about which outfits to bring and sharing something that made me laugh recently.

Katie blogged about some Amazon product comments awhile back and seriously, this is the funniest stuff you will read in a long time. I've shared this with my co-workers and now it's your turn to enjoy it. If you laugh, try this one too.

*I'm driving down with two of my dearest friends. My car is clean, tuned and ready to go. I know it's crazy but I'm totally excited for a road trip.

**The bloggers I'm meeting are: Michelle, Vanessa, Shannon, Holly and Jill. I know! Can you even believe it? I simply cannot WAIT!

***The weddings I'm attending are for Adrian and Callie (gone private.) I am *SO* excited to see these beautiful girls marry the guys they love in the temple next week.

What makes a good road trip?

I'm going on a little road trip to visit this fabulous friend and her family:

What makes a road trip by yourself bearable and maybe even a little fun?

You must have one of these:


Which in turn is loaded up with a playlist including these three, sing-it-loud-and-proud CDs:




And you have to have some snacks right? In my family, we always went with this:

and some of these:

What do YOU need for a successful road trip????