I am packed. It only took a few hours of laying things out, eliminating about 1/3 of what I thought I was going to take, my mom promising to mail me my winter coat, and switching suitcases when the seam on the first one turned out to be torn. I am now going to attempt before and after photos.
Before (ignore the cat and stuffed pig, they were not part of the planned packing):



After:

Not bad, if I do say so myself. My nephew even tried to help

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I'll put up the requisite packing list at a later date. Half because I need to sleep now, and half because I'm not entirely sure what survived the final cut. Goodnight!