Thanks!!! I will definitely enjoy it!

I will look into the global entry thing. I am clean as a whistle and intend to stay that way.

What's a Gold Card? I intend to go every year I will try anyway. My best friend lives out there and yeah.

Zarf, I will already be checked in to both flights so all I'll have to do is walk to TBIT and go through security and I should be fine once I find my gate.

Thank you again for the tips and encouragement. I definitely believe in being OVER prepared instead of under. I want to get through those lines as fast as possible and being prepared for it helps a ton.

I'm glad the video helped you see where I was. I know it was shaky but *I* was shaky, and I was carrying a heavy, awkward laptop bag. This year, I bought myself a very light weight back pack that is TSA safe and can handle all of my excess stuff for the flight. I'll be checking my other two bags since I don't want to deal with weight limits and/or lack of space on the smaller flights.

This kind of thing is interesting to me anyway, especially since i have friends who will be doing this later on and such. Always good to be able to help them!

But this time...I will NOT get lost at LA! If I do, I'll get online and scream "HELP!" at you guys :P