Sync contacts onto Mac and then onto iCloud?

Hello all,
Happy holidays!
I have an iPhone 4, latest software, and a MBP running 10.7.2. I'm trying to do with iCloud what I successfully and easily did with MobileMe, which is sync contacts from the MBP and iPhone manually through iTunes, in a 2-way sync. After the sync, I'm trying to get the contacts to then sync from my Address Book on my Mac to iCloud via a manual sync.
The 2-way sync goes fine as long as iCloud has contacts unchecked under Accounts in System Preferences. However, when I turn it back on, the option of syncing my info in iTunes is automatically turned off and I have to go through the whole rigamorole again and again.
Is this possible? Is it possible to sync to the On My Mac group and then have it updated to iCloud without having iTunes shut it off?
I know I can manually update everything via Vcard exports and lots of management but I'm hoping to avoid that.
Who would have ever thought we'd miss the good ole' days of MobileMe?
Thanks!

Finally, iCloud updated and I have contacts everywhere. My iPhone 3GS still had the old mobileme login/password combo. It took three tries, but iPhone relented and accepted the new login info. Now I have contacts and calendar on iCloud, mac and iPhone.
Merry Christmas, all!

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