Angst and Anxiety

One week from today we leave for our summer trip. Here's the first stop:

It's The Phoenecian in Scottsdale, Arizona. We front loaded the trip with a few days of rest and relaxation because the last five days will be spent here:

We'll depart the Phoenix area with our group--guides and other families signed up through the Austin Lehmam Adventure Travel Company--arrive in Sedona later in the day then take off again to our final destination (in the van, anyway), somewhere around Flagstaff. We'll be hiking each day (sometimes up to 10 miles per trip)and camping outside under the stars amidst red rock and natural waterfalls.

I am very excited to go, but also full of angst and anxiety. I worry that the hiking part of the trip will be too hot or maybe too rigorous for the kids. I worry about what to pack, despite the fact that Austin Lehman has provided a list. I just generally worry. It's my curse.

Deep down I know the trip will be an absolute blast, but the unknowns always haunt me in the middle of the night. I don't want to be without something I need or have too much stuff to carry. It's that balancing act that I've been working on today and will fine tune as the week goes by.

For now, here's the stuff all laid out just waiting for the bags and the final check.

Just six days to go.