I'D trade all the countless cold, wet nights at Hampden for the excitement that is building right now, and I can't wait to get in among the travelling Scotland fans across the Atlantic.
Like many Tartan Army members, my love affair with following the national team has been a constant in my life.
While I could be tempted in the all-too-Scottish fashion to dwell on feeling the cruel hand of heartbreak grip me for the first time as Wales netted two goals in 93 seconds to crush my (very slim) hopes of flying to Brazil in 2014 (Bale definitely dived ... ), I won't.
I turn 30 this year (a far cry from the brace-faced lad who took his first Tartan Army membership photo), meaning that for the first time in my living memory, the country will take to the world's greatest sporting stage.
This is the perfect opportunity for us to prove to the world, and ourselves, that the Scotland national team can compete with the best in the world. And, after a 4-0 warm-up triumph over Bolivia days before we're taking on the surprisingly-named-by-some "group of death", you can't help but feel a bit of that hard-fought feeling - hope.
Scotland are ranked 43rd in the FIFA World rankings, but we won't let that get in the way of believing we might finally break free from the group stages.
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I'm flying out on Thursday and will be based within walking distance of the fan zones in both Boston and Miami, where the Tartan Army will be treating locals to songs and patter they probably won't understand.
As always, the festival of emotions that accompanies following Scotland will be on full display, and it'll be my job to try to capture them, bottle them up, and send them back home in as many pictures, videos, articles and other ways I can - even if that means bruising myself by attempting a McTominay-esque (I wish) overhead kick.
On the ground in Boston and Miami, I'll be donning my Barras-bought kilt and bringing all the latest from the streets, pubs, fan zones and flights as a whole new generation of players and fans revel in the World Cup experience.
Every anthem, every goal, every bit of Gannon-Doak's gliding glory - I'll be there to share the stories of not just the games, but the atmosphere and all that comes with the Transatlantic trip.
As soon as I land in both host cities, I'll be bringing fans guides on how to get around (and where to get a decent pint of Tennent's), before gauging the temperature - both physical and of the hopes of Scottish fans.
On the topic of a good party, Tartan Army fans have been given a huge boost while they're in Boston after the city's top official signed off on an extension for last call. The Governor, Maura Healey, backed a proposal on Monday to allow pubs and bars to push back their last orders to 3am.
It will also allow fans to drink in designated public spaces until the end of July to accommodate leniency for the city's FIFA World Cup matches.
From then on, we'll be featuring stand-out Tartan Army members, like Craig Ferguson, who'll be arriving in Boston as the finish line of his "Tartan Trek" across America in aid of SAMH, and loads more.
There's an element of "who knows" to all of this, as there always is, and there'll for sure be some surprises along the way - we might all be there longer than we think ...
Follow along on The National's website, social media, and in print as we bring you all the latest from across the pond.
All that can be promised is that as long as Scotland are there, it won't be boring!
Come on, Scotland!!!
