As my regular bloppers will know I am coming to the end of my two week vacation in the US with Doc. And I just wanted to thank her for her amazing hospitality and fabulous company. I thought it appropriate to do it here, as it is due to our mutual love of ER (and of course all things Goran V) that we ever got to know of each other's existence through good ol' tv.com.

Turns out we have a lot in common and I have had a wonderful time. Not only have I now seen a large proportion of the local area, but also been up to the Napa Valley and tasted the most delicious of wines! We have eaten in, and eaten out. I have had a Starbucks coffee every day but one! I have had 2 Krispy Kreme donuts, Baskin and Robbins ice cream, and even had ice cream mixed for me at Coldstone creamery! I had a Margherita last night and Fajitas. We haved watched lots of tv (funnily a few episodes of BBC stuff!) and an old John Wayne movie! (Oh and I really saw the hospital in which he died). I have also had time to lie in the sun (bit too hot actually) and the loan of Doc's laptop to make hundreds of submissions and get 3 new editorships! What better combination of treats could a friend provide?

So - THANK YOU, Doc

(now I need to get planning to make sure that the return visit can be anything like as exciting!)