Hi dbee: How 'ya doin'? Sorry about the confusion about my birthday--it actually was January 8th, but by the time my friend and I can coordinate a date for shopping and dinner, it's generally Feb. before we actually celebrate (ugh!) it. Still, we have a great time. Hers is in July, and we do the same drill then. We've been doing this for about 15 years, and it gives us opportunities to try new restaurants or re-visit ones we love. We do go out other times as well, but on these two occasions, only one of us pays for dinner. Did I just read that the rep game is closed? Oh well, I'll have to go check. See 'ya.