up, up and away

we leave in 12 hours and i'm still in disbelief. this marks a few "firsts" for ken and i - first trip together (if you don't count tremblant...which i don't!), first time on a plane together and first time in the mile high....haha, kidding. it IS a 19 hour flight after all! i joke i joke - i'm way too much of a germaphobe to go there.
being that i've never been on a plane for more than 6 hours, i'm a little nervous. i'm not really a nervous flyer, but i'm definitely going to play it up at the check in counter in hopes of getting a free upgrade to first! supposedly cathay pacific is one of the nicest airlines and our travel agent told us to ask for an upgrade. shameless...i'm all over it!
i've still got a list about a mile long of stuff to do, including saying goodbye to pingu. it's going to be really really hard. we had a heart to heart and i told her no getting sick while we're away. the hardest part is that she doesnt' know that we're coming back and i don't want her to feel abandoned. she's definitely sensed that something's up with our bags out and everything being packed. i hope it doesn't cause her anxiety. wow, i sound like a wacko!!! but i really do believe that animals can sense that sort of thing and the last thing she needs now is stress. i'm sure my mom will take good care of her and it's nice that she'll still be close to the vet.
i think otherwise i'm ready. i've got my ipod, sudoku puzzles, books, magazines and scrabble to keep me entertained on the flight and hopefully i'll be able to get a bit of shuteye as well. i'm gearing up for some serious jetlag when we land!
hoping to keep updated on this thing while we're gone, so keep in touch, post comments and visit regularly to see what we'll be up to next!
the adventure begins...