all the space we need

well, there they are, our new 21.5" Skyway Proline roller bags. along with a couple of day packs these will be the containers of our lives for the next many months. there are a ton of details to take care of when quitting one's job, vacating a home, buying tickets, arranging accommodations... hell, just choosing where to go (after visiting family and friends on both coasts for a couple of weeks, our first stop will be berlin), but the one thing that will keep you up at night? luggage.

everyone thinks backpack and, believe me, there are a lot of strong opinions out there about being a "real" traveler only if you have a backpack. seriously? well, we're in our forties, and considering michelle's size (4'11") visions of Max the Dog from the Grinch came to mind when i imagined putting a backpack on her. we did the REI thing and tried on packs, pored over 'round the world' travel blogs (of which there are a TON) and realized, since our first couple of months will be europe, and we know how to "do" europe, we're going with what we know. could be that maybe in a few months we'll regret this, as the southeast asia portion of our travels starts to approach, but right now we got us a couple of Skyway Prolines. and those there are packed already, too. Not bad.

all the space we need, right? right?