ZETTE: Yes, send [the wedding dress] etc to Valrae - I can hardly wait to see it.  Is the jewelry going to be in there too, or will you bring the small bits with you? 

It really is Christmas in overdrive here,  and the weather is about to turn cold, so get ready!  It's been mild since we all got back, but that's about to end.  I ran into Jacob without Yoshiko at a Hanukkah party on Friday!  It was funny to hear his version of how Yoshiko described the trip.  He did know about her interest in the guards.   Please have a safe trip - it was not so bad coming back packed into coach class, as long as you have a neck pillow, sleep mask, and are sitting on the aisle.  Much better than I thought it would be.