I’m going to Australia!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!!!111111elevenses!!1!!1

Last night Jon and I went to the travel agency in Oshkosh. We had the itineraries the woman in Appleton had printed up for us, and when the guy checked on them, they didn’t quite work out because there wasn’t enough time between two of the flights, but he was able to push one of them back and get us a schedule that works. whew The computer was being monumentally slow so he wasn’t able to get the tickets approved then (it was closing time) so I had to call back today to find out if they’d been pushed through. It took three phone calls before he told me they were mine for sure. :-D Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate pestering people (especially over the phone) but this means so much to me that I kept calling until I had confirmation. This means more to me than anything. The travel agency was able to offer the tickets to me at a price lower than I’d found online, even after the processing fee that they tack on. The agent told me they can do electronic visa applications for free in a matter of seconds, so once I get my passport I’ll have to stop back and get that taken care of.

So this is the deal guys…Jon will be coming with me on the way out and staying for a week, then coming back. I’ll be staying for a month, then coming back. Any longer than a month and the fare goes up an extra $1000. o_O So we’ll be leaving Wisconsin on November 9 and arriving in Perth on November 11. At 12:45 PM. :-D

My GOD…..I don’t even know how to describe my excitement…the enormity of this has not yet hit me, and I don’t know if it will until I’m actually on the plane. I was already excited last night before the tickets were officially ordered but now I’m beyond ecstatic. This is my dream come true, in every possible way. And I’m left utterly….speechless. As Will said to me yesterday, our lives are finally taking off.