We have lift-off!

Not really, just plane tickets. After much frustration with ticket-buying websites and dates, Angela and I were able to purchase reasonably priced tickets for almost the exact dates we wanted. We leave September 30th and after about 18 hours on a plane arrive 2 days later in New Zealand. My favorite part, though, is that we get to time travel on the return trip. We leave New Zealand at 2:40 PM and arrive in Los Angles at 6:35 AM, 8 hours before we left. This has been a major item on my to-do list and it feel good to be able to cross it off.