Challs is having to come to terms with the fact that he'll soon part with his lover, Gloria Shirley.

It's almost time for National Collection Week and some godforsaken reason I decided to unpack the box.

Every year I pack these boxes perfectly, ONCE.

The contents of the box.

The box

To save space, I crammed some stuff into this water bottle. autumn_sunfire got this water bottle when she visited my church but her suitcase didn't have room to take it home so I put it to better use.

Also, don't worry about Gloria Shirley's companionship, because she's traveling with this tiny moose.

At long last, I got everything in the box EXCEPT the main attraction, Gloria Shirley.

But with some reconfiguring, she will now travel in this position. I hope wherever she ends up has a chiropractor.

The lid has shut on Gloria Shirley's adventure in America. It's onto her next chapter....and a chapter of sorrow for Challs.