In 24 hours...

In 24 short hours, we will be cramped into a 2 economy Air New Zealand plane seats complaining about our backs hurting. Perhaps a movie will be playing or perhaps everyone will be sound asleep except me (Tim) who is plague by insomnia. The bright spots are twofold: 1- We are going to New Zealand, and 2- I have a good book to read. Reality is definitely settling in now... I think buying the traveler's checks and the currency exchange gave me shark a realization that "we are going." All that's left is breakfast at the Robertsons, packing EVERYTHING up except for the clothes we have on, a glimpse of the Super Bowl, and a car ride to the SF airport.
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We had a 'last supper' tonight. Anyone and everyone of who's who's was there. Big Ben Wenter, Short-stack A. Larner, Sky-baby!, Cristan, John and Pat R., Robby-rat, Arianna-rat, May and Robert, and (of course) Heat-her and Timmy Lew. The only one missing was Amour Ja-baby (sniff sniff...). Dinner was fun with good conversation and good foodies. The highlight of the night (for me) was Skylar crawling! By the time we get back, she'll be running and jumpingeverywhere.