The exclamation point was used more for expressing how bizarre H's statement was, not so much for any excitement on my part. As nice as it would be to go on a trip together, I am so not holding my breath waiting for that to happen.
What I found more interesting than the actual trip, was that I'm pretty sure that was the first time in years he's spoken about us doing something together in the future (one year away isn't exactly far, but it's a step...).
