Stuffing Suitcases

During my time here, I have learned to live without many of my favorite American things (711, tex mex and target) I have also learned to make substitutions and how to make lots of things from scratch (apple sauce and brown sugar)  But some things just can't compre!  

With my upcoming trip to New York, I have already began my shopping list, and my actual shopping (horray internet shopping!) 

the view of my back yard during breakfast

So what am I planning to bring, to buy and to bring back?

To Bring: 

*My bridesmaids dress for one of my best friends' wedding (the main reason I am making the trek across the Atlantic!)

*6 Desperados (a beer mixed with tequila for my daddy)

*6 bottles of wine requested by my mother (she requested one, Estebans parents bought 6)

*A touristy MADRID bag for my moms coworker

*Perfume from Valencia's Perfumarte

* 5 Other bottles of various wines (I have a feeling all of these wines won't make it

* Gifts from Istanbul (turkish delight! yum!)

*Esteban

To Buy:

*Flats (already have 3 new pairs waiting for me at home)

*Boots (sorry Spain, I have big American feet and need American shoes... made in China)

*A fall/winter wardrobe from the Gap. I need warm sweaters because all clothes in Spain are made for layers and I prefer minimal clothing

*Tootsie rolls and tootsie pops (ive been craving them)

*Dark chocolate hershey kisses... sometimes I just want a small dose of dark chocolate, individually wrapped.

*Vitamins. Here I paid 16 euros for a bottle of 30 vitamins. On target.com, 60 or 80 vitamins for under 10 euros.

*Anything from target, victorias secret, and the Tanger Outlets
*Sponges for school as well as buttons
*FLOSS FLOSS FLOSS FLOSS FLOSS!!!

To Bring Back:

*My scrapbooking supplies and embellishments

*The afghan my grandma knit for me

*Possibly my viola

*More sweatpants and sweatshirts
*Esteban

Things to Enjoy (The things that are available to me once or twice a year:)

Flavored Coffee creamer

Pumpkin Picking, and carving

Apple cider

BAGELS

NY pizza

My family
Diners

Hopefully a trip to Cortland

My comfort zone

Bagels yummm

halloween cerca 2009... will not be repeated!