Couples Trip! How to Survive Sharing a Suitcase with Bae
TGIF guys! The boyfriend and I are just back from an amazing weekend trip in Bermuda! A few weeks ago as we were planning he had the interesting suggestion to share a suitcase. Obviously when he proposed this, a few thoughts ran through my head and the debate went a little something like this:
Me: Why, the airline will definitely let us each have our own bags
Him: It will be fun! And besides you need to practice packing lighter
Me: (in my head) YOU HAVE A STRANGE DEFINITION OF FUN
Me: (out loud) I pack pretty light actually! But half a carry-on suitcase babe?
Him: Yea! You can rough it a bit.
Me: Why would I be roughing it at a resort in Bermuda?
But I love him and sometimes relationships require compromise right? So I went along with the plan! Here is what made the final cut! And for the record he packed his half in 5 minutes, while I tried on about 8 bikinis.
1 Romper that can go day to night
1 Maxi dress
1 pair of palazzo pants
1 crop top
1 tank top
1 pair of denim shorts
1 kimono
1 one-piece swimsuit and 1 bikini, each with a cover-up
1 pair of pool slides
1 pair of comfortable walking sandals
1 pair of dressier flat sandals
1 mini straw bag
On the plane I'll be wearing a simple black cotton dress, white sneakers, and a light jacket. And since Dictator Bae didn't say anything about how big my purse can be, I'll be packing all my toiletries, and makeup, an extra sweater, and magazines in a cotton tote that will also be what I carry to the beach. His list was way shorter, just a few pairs of shorts, t-shirts/polos, and flip flops.
In all honesty, it wasn't as tough as I thought it would be! We are both beach bums, so spent most of the day on the beach and his Away carry-on was surpsingly roomy so it worked out pretty well. I didn't even end up wearing the maxi dress, but it was still nice to have an extra outfit, just in case. Now he thinks this is the only way we should travel! What do you guys think, should we make this a trend?
And stay tuned for my next post with some tips on traveling to Bermuda!
