This may be a little late in coming, but Howdy! and welcome!
( boy oh boy! So much happens when you're away for a couple of days!)
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Conan O'Brien