Thanks for your well wishes! Yes, it's true, Nat and I eloped over the Christmas break! We had gone to Puerto Rico, where I have family, for a visit, and then took a side trip to Antigua that was a surprise for me (he kept the location a secret until we got to the AA counter at the airport). It was actually there, in Antigua, that he proposed and then a few days later we decided to just "go for it" and elope right there. It's been great! I do plan to have a church wedding and reception in the summer for family and close friends (likely out of the area) but I'm officially married now. This is working out well because the wedding planning is much less stressful now and while there are plenty of options/times for getting married, you only get one chance to elope! I may have a party before/after to celebrate with friends, so I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime, I hope to see you at a happy hour. Tomorrow I can't make it since I'll be telecommuting in Centreville (my new home!) but I can plan for February. I must say that I am VERY impressed with the fact we've got three socials already organized for '05!

And soon I hope to post a trip report since we also took a day trip to St. Thomas. That was VERY cool because it was with my uncle's charter flight company out of Puerto Rico, so we were able to fly on an executive/corporate jet, just us, for free to St. Thomas for the day... not bad for an FTer who has ZERO status on her SkyMiles, Aadvantage, and MileagePlus programs, ha! Until I post my report, if anyone wants to see pictures from P.R., St. Thomas, or Antigua, let me know and I'll send you the link. Thanks and happy new year to everyone!