Hi, I'll add my welcome back to you aswell, i recently came back to the game aswell about 6 months ago after a 2-3 break on other games, I've been playing UO for about 9 yrs now and when I returned it was like starting again (aprt from having a couple of GM chars ).
It's kinda mind blowing when you look at the skills and new options availabel to you but if you have an evening to just sit and really look around at the new stuff it will make sense, I guess you probably know but one of the best sites is
www.uo.stratics.com there is a ton of info on there.
Also I always mention to people that I play on Europa and my ICQ is on my profile here, so if your on Europa feal free to give me a shout and we can meet up, I'm more than happy to help with anything I can and give you access to my house for some shelter.
Good Luck,
rgds