IT'S OFFICIAL! Today we made the BIG PURCHASE - our RTW airline tickets. So the itinerary -- and the dates -- are set. No turning back now. Nov. 15 we kick off to Auckland-Christchurch-Sydney-Bangkok-Delhi-Bombay-Nairobi-London-Boston-home again. I thought it would've been fun to drive back to L.A. from Boston but I got nixed on that idea.

Meanwhile, the big game starts in 15 mins. - Sox vs. Yankees game seven. The bar was exceedingly loud that my brother was at when I called him in Boston a half-hour ago.