Update

We got on the flight to JFK! And if that wasn’t enough, we got to ride in first class! My inaugural first class flight!

Good things about first class: breakfast included (coach only got drinks), unlimited drinks… in real glasses and mugs! In fact, everything came in real dishes. Also: a complimentary selection of movies (Lindsay and I were watching Nights in Rodanthe, but we didn’t finish by the time we landed), hot towels, tiny water bottles, and huge seats.

It was quite luxurious. The one bad thing was that the plane really dips up and down when you’re that close to the front, and the turbulence was pretty bad. I still feel a little airsick.

Now we’re sitting in JFK, awaiting our flight to Pisa, which we are definitely on. Ok, we’re definitely on the standby list. Allegedly.