Good to have the dates firm. (Firm is good)
Means I can go ahead and try to convert my FFMs to an actual ticket. Hope it's not too late.

For once, I reserved the right weekend in my calendar!   (And I don't expect family obligations to be an obstacle this year either.)

Next on the list: Which airport is the best to fly into?    And how about "out of," in case I decide to do a 3-way (PDX -> Baltimore/DC area -> Raleigh, NC ->PDX) instead of a simple round trip. Enny suggestions?

Genie