Just wanted to add a few updates.
I talked to Dr. Carroll today (the sax teacher I spoke of in the original post) for a good hour. He asked me what I would like to do musically, and I said teach, but I didn't know what level. He actually recommended a masters' degree in Saxophone and do what he does, which I think ideally would be my dream job. When I put things in perspective...I really think that's where my heart is leading me.
I LOVE to teach. It's just that the thought of teaching jr high or high school...I'm just not sure that's where I should be.
Also, he told me something that really made me feel better, really made me think:
"We're called human beings, not human doings. We don't DO; we BE. Maybe you don't have all the answers right now, and you can't know by tomorrow what you want to do for the rest of your life. Until then...just BE."
It helped me a lot. I know now that things will fall into place when the time comes. Until then, I don't have to make any major decisions.
Thank you guys so much for all your kind words. Thank you for giving me the courage to talk it out with Dr. Carroll. I'm feeling about 110% better than I did when I started this thread.