Westcoastcapt
Good luck to you..
However, bare in mind everyone says they will retire at 55, normally claiming "to have a life", the reality is that most stay..... so I take yours and anyone's comment about retirement with a pinch of salt.
Further, why retire on your 55th birthday exactly? It's not like our respective pension funds require us to work through to 55; once passed a certain number of years there is no penalty to leave early. Why not leave early to enjoy more of this "life"?