Let the Honeymoon Begin!!

Went to bed 1:00am EST after finishing packing. Woke up at 4:30am EST, T.J. couldn’t really sleep Jen had no problem though! Our flight was actually at 6am, not 7:15, luckily we checked. Got to the airport in plenty of time (after making a large deposit in the ATM) and got on the flight fine. FLL to ATL was uneventful, we slept most of the time. Switched planes and had a quick breakfast in ATL, then got on the LAX flight and got comfortable. We watched an in flight movie (“Juno”), Jen beat T.J. in Rummy, and we slept some more. Arrived in LAX got bags and went to International Terminal and checked in. Got to go to the executive lounge b/c we were business class, which was a good thing since we had to pay some bills online before we left and T.J. had to sign up for his health insurance through work. Jen got us a bunch of free munchies, and we took a shuttle out to a remote location of LAX where they board big-ass jets. Got on, was the first row in business class which let us kick up our feet onto the wall (well, Jen’s didn’t reach). Took off and left the U.S. behind!!

The flight attendants gave us all little Polynesian flowers for behind our ears; the female attendants actually changed once airborne into Tahitian dresses! Biz class was AMAZING! The chairs extended foot rests, leaned back to almost sleeping position, and were sooooo comfy. There was also a personal TV set that popped up and let us watch a movie together (“Bee Movie”) and play chess, which Jen somehow won after not paying attention the entire game. Jen watched “Martian Child” while T.J. took a snooze. The food was soooo good, and they kept bringing around very good wine. We brought the menu with us so we know what to buy once we get home. Lunch was 4 courses, and included shrimp apps, a main course (swordfish for T.J., lamb for Jen), bread and cheese, and a dessert platter we should have taken more advantage of. They also gave us a small chilled snack near the end of the flight (shrimp, bread, cheese, cheesecake). I hope Jen enjoyed business class cause our next trip we’re flying in the back of the plane!! :) We saw the sun set over the Pacific at 38,000 feet, it was amazing. We finally got there, although we both said it wasn’t nearly as bad of a trip as we thought, considering we’d been traveling for about 24 hours. Going through customs was a breeze, and getting to the hotel was easy. It was dark so it was tough to appreciate Tahiti at night, but we could already tell it was going to be amazing. We got to the room, and figured we’d go get something to eat; however, we were laying on the bed and jen started rubbing T.J.’s head and back, and surprisingly enough, we both passed out on top of the bed at 7:30pm local time. Guess the traveling for 24 hours caught up to us…