Preparation & A One Suitcase Dilemma

an old pic but i love the sunshine & flowers!

I am excited because my Mom and I are signed up for a Plein Air Event! Woot! It has been a dream of mine for a few years now for Mom and I to have an artventure together. This spring I found a plein air event near her house and signed us up!

I have been planning and trying to get ready for the plein air event which unbelievably is now next week. It is hard for me, not because I don't have lists and materials, but because I have to figure out how to transport everything in one suitcase. I am not a light packer in the best of times and the list of things I will need is long... Luckily my husband has a handheld travel scale, so I weighed all of my equipment.

In my suitcase I am packing: 
my pochade box, 5 lbs
my tripod, 3.5 lbs
my umbrella, 3 lbs
my paints, 2 lbs (10 small)
my brushes (one large set)

Aside from 15 pounds of art equipment I will need at least 35 pounds of clothes, right?

My suitcase clothing will include: painting pants, painting tops, hat, socks, and clothes to wear at night after a hot day of painting, pjs, plus one nice outfit for the dinner and museum visiting and a pair of flip flops (I will wear my tennis shoes).

My carry-on will be my plein air backpack with my art tape, palette paper, business cards, viewfinder, etc. I will have to put my e-reader there for the duration of the plane ride too.

Additionally, I have mailed my canvases and frames to Mom so that I do not have to carry those with me.

What I am most looking forward to about this trip is the quality time painting with my Mom, may it be a great adventure for us together.

Wish us luck, I hope we are ready!