my sister is coming down here for a visit at the end of the month, a long time girlfriend and her baby are coming to spend a week here with me in early October, some more friends are stopping by in mid November and i have to get myself over to the States for another dear friend's wedding the first week of November. ok..have to lose another 30 pounds, keep the tan and become fluent in french in four weeks. not entirely impossible, huh? ha!