Thanks everyone for your help. I actually did trade over a couple weeks ago. I had my tp2 for almost a year, and compared to the hero, the tp2 lacks...in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I like Windows mobile, but that device just seemed like it was to weak to run Windows mobile 6/6.5. And yes, I tried tooons of custom roms, my favs were Mr. X and formulas SPB Mobile Sense. Windows mobile also lacked in the fun factor. Android apps are great.
That being said, this phone is much faster than the tp2 also. And I don't even have a custom rom on this hero yet. As soon as I get the net on my pc I will definitely be putting one on. There are some things I miss about WM. For instance, internet browsing is better. For example, ppcgeeks.com on the native tp2 browser was great-especially with skyfire. File exploring was better in my opinion, skyfire is better(so far) and the MMS capabilities(for what I've seen so far). Still Android is much better and I look forward to getting an even faster Android phone. I appreciate all your input and have thanked the appropriate responses!
Btw, the Alchemy app is outstanding. I recommend it.