Guess who started giving me the side-eye when my suitcase came out of my wardrobe?

Tonight’s the night when David33, Izzy, Evan30 and I jet away to Egypt for 2 weeks.

Earlier this year, when I was in Taiwan, there was a mother and her adult son travelling together. I watched them laughing together, creating memories, and I thought about my kids and decided, ‘Why not?’

I showed them the TripaDeal Two For One page, capped the holiday at 10K and asked if there was anywhere they wanted to go with me.

I expected at least a couple of them to choose a holiday. What I didn’t expect was for two of them to choose the same destination. That meant that I’d still be paying the solo supplement. Dammit! That wasn’t the plan!

While everyone was talking, I quickly checked how much extra it’d cost to bring an extra person. It was only $120. So Izzy, David33’s wife, is coming too! (David33 insisted on paying the $120.)

I think this will be really good for the guys to reconnect as adults, and I’m looking forward to spending time with Izzy and getting to know her better without the rest of the family cluttering up the place. haha!

This is the last holiday in my Crazy Three Years of Travel. Twenty-one tours, most stand-alone but some back-to-back. Georgia31 is coming to babysit Hazel and Scout one last time, then I’ll have a gap of 7 months before I go overseas again.

I won’t be bored. The day after we get home, I’ll be picking up Ivy, our new puppy. Think of us at 11:50 PM tonight. That’s when we’ll be taking off.

I’m starting to get excited. Soon, we’ll be seeing the pyramids!!!

Dad joke of the day: