I've made elite status on and off for the last 8 years. If I made silver elite status (ie. Nov 2009) my card would only say valid until Feb 2010. When that expired, I would not get a replacement card and my status on CO's site would go to non elite. Is this normal? I thought it would continue until Feb 2011. This has happened every time I've made elite.

This year I've made Gold about a month ago but I'm not sure if I'll get a another card come Feb 2011 extending it to Feb 2012.

Can someone with experience help?