I MADE IT! After my parents were teary-eyed leaving me at security (and after taking plenty of embarrassing pictures! haha love ya both), my adventure finally began. Security was quick and painless and we finally made it to the gate. Oh, and on a side note, my checked bags were not overweight, thank goodness! We finally boarded the plane around 5:55pm (EST) and the plane was HUGE! Forty-seven rows with two seats on the left, two on the right, and four in the middle. I popped 2 Dramamine when we boarded and by the time we were taking off I was quite drowsy. Although I slept for about an hour (through take-off, surprisingly), the rest of the flight I just could not get comfortable. Plus the bright screen of the TV (and the lights on the
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