Well, the Dom is out of the bag so to speak! It brings a smile to my face that the entire thread breathed sigh of relief when they realized Sir Russell would be my company for the evening. (Yes, faithful forum readers, I'll be able to say, "oh Sir Russell? Yeah, I've met him... )


As my trip approaches, J and I (and I'm even suspecting J and Sir Russell) will hash out the details. I was never looking at this thread as a definitive instruction manual as to how to be or to act, but simply a matter of newbie curiosity as to others' thoughts. In that regard, thanks all for the many perspectives! Though I feel in my gut it won't be "needed" in the slightest, I certainly still plan to call J and give Him updates and so on. I'm thinking my calls will be more along the lines of, "hey we're having a great time, wish you were here!" but there will be calls nevertheless.

Or, even better, we can sill get J to make the trip! Cross your fingers folks!