Okay, I've made a decision! Thought I'd let you know.......I'm not going to Paris. At least not right now--since I get my Master's in 2 years, I plan to go to Paris then. I have re-evaluated my financial situation and, after all the money I just shelled out for my senior class trip to Jamaica, I've decided that this just isn't the right time. I'd rather keep that special money strictly for things that I need. That's just what feels like the right thing to do. Maybe if I start setting money aside for it and planning the trip now, I'll feel more comfortable completely committing to it

I'm a little sad, HOWEVER, I'm not letting this summer go without my own personal celebration (hey, I've earned it) so....
I'M GOING TO NEW YORK!!!

I've always wanted to go there, too (ever since the Babysitters' Club days when the girls went to visit Stacey

). Since I have enough skymiles for a free ticket, my cousin and I are flying up there for a week, and our first night will be a Beyonce concert! I'll have started school by the time her tour got to Cali, so I wouldn't get to see her otherwise. We're going in August, so that'll be my birthday present to myself.

Thanks for all the input, everybody, I'll be sure to update you in August on how it went!