I can smell the champagne in there..

I barely slept last night. Our wakeup call was a bit early considering the anticipation we're both wracked with. Everything could go wrong: alarms, traffic, weather. We lucked out though. John gave us an easy ride to the airport, and we got checked in to the flight and to the lounge effortlessly. Our flight to LAX was smooth and bright, and we got into the Qantas First lounge where we're lounging pre-flight with professors and doctors and business people watching the World Cup on TV. We've had some salmon and some wine as a snack, and are doing a few calls. For both of us, this is the first time we'll have been on a 747-400, and its huge. Enormous. And we're right up front for the ride.