NOT LONG TO GO NOW...
Hard to believe the countdown calendar is now into single digits - just 9 days to go! We started planning this little trip about two years ago, I reckon as soon as we returned home from our last USA adventure in November 2012. Now everything is pretty much set for Round 2.
What are we looking forward to most this time round?
Well that's a no-brainer for Josh - 9 nights in the theme park mecca that is Orlando should keep him buzzing no end. There's also some enthusiasm for New York, though I think that might be tampered somewhat when he discovers Ironman's 'Stark Tower' from his favourite Avengers movie isn't a fixture of the Big Apple's skyline in real life.
The missus? While she's somewhat apprehensive about the chills that await us in those north-eastern cities, I think Nic's looking forward to some southern charm and hospitality that the cities of New Orleans, Savannah and Charleston are known for.
As for myself, I guess you can't beat experiencing Disney through the eyes of a seven year old. As a tragic of the 'Rocky' movies, I must also confess to looking forward to the day I get to run up those famous museum steps in Philadelphia (sad I know!).
For now at least, all we can do is dream and keep counting down the days.
But not for too much longer...