One of my goals as I've gotten older was to do more things with my mom. She spent most of her life working two jobs so I could go to college, always buying me things for school and seemed to always find time to do anything she could to help me. She's retired four times but can't stay retired. She's one of those people who retires and says, "I'm going to die if I don't find something to do." For most of my life we didn't go on vacations but now, I'm financially stable, have two kids who are teenagers and a wife. Mom loves going on vacations now but maybe even more, she really enjoys if I line up a night or two out of town for her and I to go somewhere we used to go to when I was a kid. Like the Smoky Mountains, the Cherokee Reservation to visit, not to gamble and almost anywhere in the North Carolina mountains. These were all favorites from my childhood. She also likes these because she doesn't have to take any time off from work.

She hates luggage. It's the one downside to week long vacations for her. So, I saw this on sale and thought it would maybe be a good weekend getaway type bag. I personally use an Under Armour gym bag so I don't have luggage issues. But she's not really strong enough to lug a bag across her shoulder. I'll admit, I didn't expect much out of this rolling tote. Well, I was wrong. She's now used it 3 times as a weekend getaway bag, she can put a couple changes of clothes in it, her makeup bag and an extra pair of shoes plus she can just pull it around. She also has used it at the grocery store too. I don't know how long it will be able to withstand that much use but so far it still looks brand new. That's impressive for something that cost under twenty dollars.