Go!

We had an early rise this morning to catch our 9:30 flight to LAX.

Jules was up at 6am calling up to our bedroom "Mommy, Daddy, come on! We are traveling today!"

Yep. Here we go!

It was a good starter flight down to LA and now we are on a 4 hour layover, waiting for our flight to Rome.

Thankfully I have access to the Alaska lounge where we can snack and drink wine until we need to head over to our gate.

Champagne is our friend. 

Jules is chilling out playing games on the old iPhone that we brought with us. He usually does not get any screen time at all, but today he is fully amped to be on this trip. We need a little help getting him to get focused on something other than waiting.

The flight to Rome on Delta is about 12 hours. We land at 1pm local time... tomorrow. 

It the meantime, I am going to focus on relaxing.

Cheers to an awesome vacation!

 

On your mark, get set...

Kim, Jules, and I are about to set out on our vacation to Italy tomorrow morning!

We've been planning this trip for quite some time - maybe for a year or so, and we are finally on the eve of our departure.

We are flying in to Rome and back home out of Venice, with almost 3 weeks in between.

Besides Rome and Venice, we have stops planned for Sardinia, Orvietto, and Florence.

I am hoping to also have a side trip over to Modena to visit the Ferrari museum and hopefully the Ducati museum as well.

There's a lot going on to get prepared for the trip, but I think we have it all under control.

Big thanks to Kim for taking care of a ton of last minute items while I was out of town on one last business trip before vacation.

Passports - check

Boarding passes - check

Bags packed? Umm, well, almost. I'll finish that up later tonight.

We are wheels up, headed for LAX at 9:30.

We fly out of LAX headed to Rome at 4:15. 

It's going to be a long journey, but we are all so excited! 

As much as I will need the rest, I am not sure I will be able to fall asleep.