Safe travels to you! My wife and I are going to be flying at the beginning of Feb and I am not looking forward to it for many of the same reasons as you. We actually snagged a direct light, so that is cool, but there are so many moving parts still that I am not a fan. Like you said, it's not that I am worried about the flying at all, it's just the logistics of everything and the feeling that you are being herded like cattle. I did use some points and upgraded us to comfort plus, so we will see if that makes things a little more enjoyable...