Im not really in a positon to reply to your question, as I begin training myself in a month!
But onto the routine thing, again not fully accurate, but rolling into work everyday to fly to Paris, Barcelona, London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Frankfurt everyday to simply hit a auto pilot button, well thats a routine aint it. Same old same old! Better and more enjoyable and more fun than instructing I suppose, and what we'd kill for to do!
Also, whjy Europe. You live within driving distance of the states. There hundres of airlines there! What about Sothwest? Low cost affiliates of AA and the other big ones?!