Thanks for all the well wishes. I know this is the right choice for me for many reasons, but it may not be the right choice for others. I won't lie, it is scary as hell and many friends and family who think in a more reasonable way than myself have tried to talk me out of it, giving me a little self-doubt. But at the same time, I know I will regret it more if I don't do it.

I wrote to a friend recently about this self-doubt and he replied: "And isn't that why most of us cling so steadfastly to the mundane, humdrum security of the familiar? The unknown can be terrifying; put one foot into the wilderness, and all your primeval instincts will awaken. Step off the ledge and only the present will matter. Take the road less travelled! Whatever hardships you will eventualy confront will be the touchstone of exhilirating personal growth." It was nice to have a friend who didn't think I had gone off the deep end.

Mark Twain once wrote "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." I can't agree more!