Pinch me!

It seems like yesterday Nicole and I were day dreaming with idle talk about the continent of Asia and all it entailed.  Conversation about what our big adventure would look like and man, did it ever get us excited.  It wasn't until late November, these dreams became a reality.  With our big plans setting into motion, no one in our family really believed the spontaneous crazy-filled journey we wanted to embark on would really happen.  I guess I couldn't blame them.  Hearing, over the years, things we wanted to do some day.  It really did seem like our dreams were stuck in those thought bubbles above our heads.  But without much funds and without much thought, we did the irresistable; went on air china's website and booked our flights.  From that moment on, reality truly set in.  I believe the evening unfolded with the two of us driving around screaming our heads off at the thought we were actually going.  With no insurance with our tickets, there was no looking back.  We have now come to the day, just shy of two weeks before we leave.  A few thousand dollars later, our flights are book, our bodies have become immunized, our notebooks are scribbled on, and our hearts are jumping.  I think I can speak for Nicole when I say, pinch me!  "So pinch me." - (I had a little bit of The Barenaked Ladies flowing through my mind!)