Does anyone experience AP like this?

[threemoons]

I'd really like to know if anyone else experiences attempts at OBE in a similar way to me; I've been practising for about 3 weeks (no past experience previously) and am getting a lot out of it. But my experiences are more subtle than the various OBEs I've seen described here and elsewhere.

My nightly sessions follow this pattern:

1.     I lie down and go into a meditative state. I use music (Kelly Howells and Jeffrey Thompson are
        favourites) and within 5 minutes I'm completely relaxed and the hypnagogics kick in.
2.     I start feeling the vibrations and intermintent swaying/floating sensations.  It feels as if I have
      a heavy weight on my feet and hands, sometimes there's tugging in my arms and legs.
3.     I may hear a strange popping sound next to my head or something similar.
4.     All the while my eyes are totally asleep and I don't consciously focus on anything; the hypnagogics
      (if that's what they are) shift from being quite abstract (pulsating lights, orbs floating) to being
       more concrete - sometimes I'm travelling through deep space or going through a tunnel of stars.
       Sometimes I see the clouds parting and a light shining through which I can move towards.
       I get glimpses of unearthly buildings and landscapes. But I rarely encounter any "beings", just the
       occasional disembodied face.
5.     And within 10-15 minutes of first lying down, I'd describe myself as being in a state of bliss - I
       envisage the love pouring out of me and feel totally disconnected from my body. I can stay in this 
        state for as long as I want. I'd liken it to having taken some particularly good MDMA (something I
        stopped doing years ago) but plus the visuals.

        But my question is, I haven't experienced the traditional exit where I 
        have a distinct feeling that my astral body is separating from my physical one and I don't float above
        my body and see it. So I'm unclear as to whether I should be determined to try achieving what I
        can only term as a more apparent type of OBE. I consider myself very fortunate to be able to
        achieve the state I describe at will and don't know whether I should just be happy with it and not
        try to project in a more conscious way.  So far it all seems to be happening moreorless at once and
        not in the distinct phases that are so often mentioned. I am doing a lot of research but there's no
        substitute for sharing personal experiences here.

        Any thoughts? 
        Many thanks, threemoons