The good news is that we’re finally – I think – settled on the itinerary for our trip home to the States in April. The bad news is that the Snook’s company put their foot down in terms of his vacation time, which kinda puts the kibosh on the whole round-the-world thing. (Not to mention my long-anticipated meetup with Max!) But I’m trying to look on the bright side. We’re going to be saving a bundle of money on the flights, not to mention the cost of visiting Europe. We won’t have to pay a cat sitter for as long. And Albert thinks he can cover us on his corporate travel insurance, so that’s a couple hundred bucks right there! I shouldn’t be stressing so much, right?

Oh, but we’re still doing the astronaut thing. DAMN RIGHT, SKIPPY! They sent us our confirmation letter today. We get to go on a VIP tour and see the launch pad! I’m so psyched.