Leavin' on a jet plane

My last day stateside for 3 months!!! Packing was, umm, fun... Took around 2 hours to get it all into 1 suitcase (and I already had everything gathered up). One suitcase, sounds impossible, but when you're on your own in a country (entire continent really) that doesn't have elevators or escalators it is a nightmare to try to carry more, so I packed and repacked till it all fit into one case (and a backpack as my carry on).  It isn't really the getting to fit part that is trouble, it's the 50lb weight limit that causes the problems, if my luggage scale is accurate I have around 4lbs to spare. Oh, 4lbs sounds like alot, but try to add anything, even a pair of socks and the scale goes over 50, which is why I'm leaving that 4lbs as a buffer. I know exactly what I will take out if I get to the airport this afternoon and they say it is overweight. I don't care if all I had was a toothbrush and a change of clothes, I'm just glad the weather cleared, I was afraid the Wednesday ice/snow would be worse, but fortunately it cleared up and the roads were dry yesterday, so hooray!