In March of 2009 my old lady and I decided that we would work to pay off our debt, save a bunch of cash and then quit our jobs, store our crap and spend 2011 abroad.
Recently debt free and steadily saving cash we had discussed heading to belize and touring through every country in Central and South America followed by a westward flight to New Zealand or somewhere.
Well, the entire year away idea was shortened to ten months when my kid brother decided he was getting married in late October 2011 and requested that I perform the ceremony. Since then the entire timeframe of the trip is now contingent on whether or not he is deployed to Afghanistan with his Marine Corps unit to continue protecting us from "The Terrorists" in the global war on terror. I guess I'll have to keep an eye on the color of the Department of Homeland Security's rainbow threat level indicator to determine when to buy a return ticket.
