Todd, first of all: congrats with a fantastic wife! I;ve been staring at that bow too, but my wife didn't encourage me to buy it.....
I know what you mean with the hard part. I live in The Netherlands, so buying a Cari-bow was quite an adventure, I can assure you that. I read a lot of reviews and especially liked the review of Pete Ward.
Cari-bows are all sweet to draw, smokin' fast and reliabe. And Abe's craftmanship is second to none!
But here is the deal: if you might be dissapointed, just ship it to me!