Travel Meeting

This morning we had our Travel Meeting! I was very excited about the meeting and had trouble sleeping last night. No surprise there....I've been having trouble sleeping every night. I know this is the time I should be enjoying quiet peaceful sleep but my brain simply refuses to cooperate!

It was very exciting to get together with the other members of our travel group and to get the low down on what we will do when it is our turn. It looks like we may receive our referral in early March and travel in late April or early May.

During the meeting we reviewed sample itineraries, discussed attachment issues, reviewed packing lists, and discussed remaining expenses. Needless to say Tony and I need to curb our dining out habits and start socking away some major money. Of course, we knew about the remaining expenses but when you see it in black and white it kind of hits you between the eyes (or in the checkbook)!

There are 3 other families in our travel group. All of the couples already have children and two of the families have previously adopted from China. Since Tony and I are first time parents I find a lot of comfort in travelling with the BTDT crowd.

One thing our coordinator brought up that we really had not considered is having someone on standby should Tony or I not be able to travel at the last minute. Honestly, the thought of that makes me sick to my stomach! Unfortunately, though, it's a very valid point. Suppose one of us had an emergency appendectomy or some other health related issue right before we are scheduled to leave and can't travel? What would we do then? Neither one of us wants to travel alone and we definitely don't want to be scrambling around at the last minute trying to decide who might be able to go with us. Now the big question is who should we ask? That's a huge "favor" to ask of someone. Naturally we would pay for travel costs, etc....but still...to ask someone to leave their family and hop on a plane at the last minute. Yikes! I'm hoping it's kind of like buying insurance. You buy it, hope you never need it, and have peace of mind just knowing it's there!