Thank you! Usually they're that for me, too, which is why I'm even more happy about such a result. I'm going to try something similar on the next occasions, too; it's nothing uncommon on our family get-togethers that two or three people wander off to do something on the side, or my father retires for a nap or so. *g*
Go you about the longhand writing, too. I'm in awe of people doing this, as I find this so laborious myself. (The main reason for that is that I can't read my own handwriting when I'm writing quickly, which I tend to do when writing fic, so I always have a hard time deciphering it afterwards. *g* )