tic toc tic toc.. was never good at waiting.. car is paid for.. called bmwna/ED and they confirmed that the car has been built / final check in process and ED dept has confirmed that I am scheduled for a Nov 7th pickup (though they were suprised that I called but with 40+K on the line and two weeks of travel plans paid for.. how can someone not double check the info, some would classify this as OCD but I think of it more as CYA )....

Finalizing travel plans:
2 nights in munich (pre-pickup)
1 night bodensee
2 Venice (suggestions welcome for hotels/B&B)
2 florence
3 somewhere along the french riviera/ southern france
1 night munich