Good Afternoon everyone. A beautiful sunny day today... I think we made it to the mid 30s. The 2 ft of snow in our yard is already melting.  It is suppose continue to get warmer this week- spring is a coming&#33;  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":smile:" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> <br /><br />Steve welcome back from your cruise.  Now it is time to plan the next.    We always like to start planning for the next one as soon as we get back. I hate being tripless... the planning and thinking about the next one up, is all part of the excitemnt of travel. <br /><br />ED congrats on your docs arriving. Is this your first TA?  Wil be interested in hearing how you like the crossing in April. Tonia is doing the TA in november...it will be nice to hear the comparisons regarding the temps, how much rock and rolling the ship does as it crosses the atlantic.<br /><br />Karla, welcome to the crazies and the daily doc.<br /><br />Thanks for everyones encouraging words regarding us having to cancel our fall trip and cruise.  Today, i took my name off the vacation schedule.  That makes it real. <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":sad2:" border="0" alt="sad.gif" />  <br /><br />Tonia, no we will not be meeting Lois and Colin in Paris. We are bummed about not seeing them and of course not going to Paris.  But our time will come in the future sometime.  We are hoping Lois will come to the US in 2009 since we will not be meeting her in 2008. I do so love spending time with my sil. We get along so great and always have a blast together.<br /><br />Tomorrow is Paul&#39;s b-day so tonight I am going to make him a  sugar free apple/pear pie...his favorite. Tomorrow night, I am taking him to our favorite Thai restaurant for dinner. Should be fun and delicious&#33;<br /><br />ok guys, time to help make dinner. happy monday everyone. have a nice evening whatever you have planned.<br /><br />see ya....Gail<br /><br />