Just got back from our 4 hour car drive from Las Vegas.

We had a truly wonderful, fun time with old friends and new.

Todd is the Cosmo King! This was our first time trying one (OK...more than 1) and it more than lived up to the big build up. Todd is an incredibly gracious host. No one's glass remained empty. Thank you, Todd, for a wonderful pre dinner party. Alan and I really enjoyed meeting you and I hope we can put together an LA dinner very soon. And, of course, we do hope we are able to cruise with you sometime very soon (how about DOF?).

Judy and John, our hostess/host for Friday evening's dinner at Carluccio's, did a fabulous job of coordinating our first evening's get together. Judy picked a terrific place and we had a blast. The food was great. The prices were better! Judy and John, we were so looking forward to seeing you both again. Thanks for not only the great time at Carluccio's, but your very sweet remembrance of my birthday. You are both special friends to us and we hope we can fulfill our plans to cruise together, again, very soon! We also enjoyed meeting your lovely daughter, Ann!

The cuisine at Mon Amie Gabi, our dinner location for Sat. evening, was excellent.

Seeing, once again, Marcie and Tom (our terrific friends and neighbors), Ngaire and Ken, Kim and John, Lawrence, and Suzanne meant so much to us. You are all great friends and spending time with you all was wonderful. Let's plan a get together again, very, very soon. And, John, your cousin Vinny, his wife, Ernie and his wife, were great dinner companions. We need to convince them to sail with us. What an awesome trip that would be!

Meeting Todd, Betty, Lyn, Doug and Lynne, Chip, Jody Dreyfuss and his wife (I apologize, as I have forgotten her name), John's cousin Vinny and his wife, John's friend Ernie and his wife, and the Doucetts (I apologize again for the memory loss of first names), rounded out a truly great group of people to spend a weekend with.

To those who were unable to join us, I am sorry that you missed such a fun weekend. However, we should make an effort to try to put these weekends together every so often. We are all friends on this board, and it's a real pleasure to meet up, face to face.

We did feel, however, that meeting in Las Vegas, had some challenging dynamics. It is one wild, spead out and crowded city. To coordinate reasonably quiet and economically feasible meeting places is difficult. Meeting in a city such as Las Vegas was quite different than meeting on a ship. Would we do this again? Yes, soley to be with our group and enjoy each other's company. Would we recommend doing so in Las Vegas? Probably not.

And, to Ngaire and Ken - You are both a CLASS ACT! Your warmth, friendship and integrity earn you both a very special place in our hearts. Thank you!