I'll take "cross dressing" to mean "dressing for the target gender."
Do you cross dress just for the thrill or the fun of it?
Not particularly. I guess I try to have a little fun with however I dress.
Do you cross dress to get sexually aroused
No, but it used to be arousing when I was a teenager. Then again, nearly everything was arousing when I was a teenager. Furthermore, having two sisters that I envied fiercly, and feeling terribly ashamed of it and of wearing their clothes made it all extremely fraught. The reason I did it, though, I can best describe as my starving attempt to gather the crumbs of girlhood that fell from their table.
Do you cross dress to get in touch with your feminine side?
No. But it's nice that the perceived expectation to act in a masculine manner isn't there.
Do you find it difficult to go back in drab after a wonderful time out?
I find all normal daily transitions difficult -- waking up, getting out of the house, coming home, going to bed, etc. But I find it difficult every morning I have to go out in guy mode. It's a burden.
Do you dress as the target gender because it feels more normal?
I guess "more normal" is a bit contradictory. "More" usually means "farther from normal." I'd say it feels less awkward, even though there is awkwardness at the same time as I'm feeling out the social implications.
Are you serious about your appearance in the target gender you are presenting?
Yes, and I always was. Seeing myself in the mirror and not "passing" to my own satisfaction has always been painful.
What is your opinion on dressing properly according to your age for the gender you present?
Dress how you want. Understand that it will affect how people will treat you.
Anyone care to give any tips and suggestions?
For what? Dressing appropriately? I guess I already answered that.