I'm going to wait to do anything further till you have your 3 though; don't want to spend time creating the characater only for you to have to cancel it due to lack of interest.
Unlikely to get 5th edition straight away. I'm unsure of getting it at all at this point; because they're branching a bit too far -away- from what I like in my gaming.
3.5/PF is about as late as I'll go; and that would take a hell of a lot to convert.