Tales from the Carry On Suitcase

So, I leave for parts unknown in two days, to have a million adventures. And only one suitcase. And god only knows about the weather.
So I've got myself a list of what is going in the Worlds Smallest Suitcase (tm) which you can peruse at your leasure.
The Suitcase

1 denim sheath dress with a yellow belt.

1 yellow cardigan.

1 yellow cami

1 little black dress

1 pair blue jeans

1 pair black capri pants

3 short sleeved shirts (1 black, one black and white striped, one red)

1 long sleeved shirt (navy)

1 yellow rain coat (packable)

1 pair navy blue tennis shoes

1 large hat (for the horse race I'll be attending)

assorted socks and underthings, plus pajamas.

The Backpack

1 journal (for notes and thoughts)

1 reading book for airplane and train rides (Tears of Mermaids; the secret history of pearls, by Stephen G. Bloom)

Makeup bag (containing various cosmetics

1 small jewelry bag (containing all jewelry to be worn on trip)

assorted pens

emergency change of undergarments (seriously, always take these with you on a flight, particularly if you plan on checking any luggage.)

cell phone, wallet, keys

1 folder of maps, tickets, and emergency information

Worn on the Plane

Slate blue t-shirt

black leggings shot through with berry and slate blue

asymetrical black knit tunic, belted.

black comfortable flats.

blue scarf.



And I hope that takes me through it all well enough. My color scheme was originally going to be berry and blue, but then I realized that a number of events I'll be going to have blue and yellow or black and yellow as their official colors, and I decided to play around with that.
I'm excited for the trip, I'm going to do so many things.

(yes, I know you've seen this picture. There is hardly anything I cant slap an Audrey Hepburn picture on, is there?)


So I've got a major trip coming up soon. It involves going to a diffrent coast, for one thing, and then, while there, I have any number of very diffrent activities to do.
For example, there will be a college graduation, several broadway plays, a horse race, museum hopping, some serious shopping, and some kind of gala, to name the highlights.
Now, I come from the "one suitcase" school of packing, and would like to take as little luggage as possible. For starts, luggage is a pain. For seconds, its fun to be all creative and say "look! I can make a million outfits out of what is in this postage stamp sized box!"
But a feat like that takes planning, which I've got to start now. I've got some outfits to plan!