OK--thanks for helping me out as well, beluga. I had forgotten about "ni mite imasu," does it have exactly the same meaning ? and there is also "ni motte imasu" while "tanoshimini shite imasu" (楽しみにしています)or "kureru no ga tanoshimi desu" (くれるのが楽しみです)are probably the two most common ways to say looking forward to something.