We were actually looking originally at the Southwest and Arran as we decided that warm & wet was preferable to cold & not quite so wet. Then we got talked into Skye.
Of course you coming from the land of lake effect snow & me coming from Texas, our frames of reference on climate may be somewhat different!
Haha...awesome...I lived in Houston for five years! Where were you in Texas? I do miss Texas sometimes. Had some great experiences there and good friends.
As for Scotland, I'll prob lay my hat one place, and then go all around including Skye and get a better feel of the lay of the land. Can always adjust later to new first-hand experience.