Joe,
Congratulations!
I am KC9CDT (Extra class) for years now...it will be fun...BUT more fun when you get at least general class so you can have priviledges over many bands with voice, CW and digital.
Just last week end I worked over 55 different countries!
Great fun...I run mostly vintage equipment and run 15oo watts to a multi-band beam antenna at 70 feet.
73,
Lee