Packing

I think that packing might be one of my least favorite things. I always put off packing up my apartment in college until literally the day I was supposed to move out. It's not strange to find me packing at midnight or later the night before a big trip. And now, I'm putting off packing tonight, while also dreading packing for Spring Break in 8 days.

Tomorrow night I will be flying down to Florida to show my support and love for my little sister, Rachel, at services for her husband. I find myself wondering "What exactly constitutes a purse?" I mean, I have a lot of very large bags, which I carry as purses. I've never flown without checking a bag so I'm getting nervous about being, embarassingly, turned away at the gate.

I'm also not sure what to take to Paris with me. What size suitcase will be big enough, yet not too big for me handle all by my lonesome? What will I need in a foreign country? Am I missing anything?

Do any of you have any travel trips for a virgin international traveler?