thanks, bb! I'm trying to force my brain to be rational about this, and it isn't working so fantasticly. :P

yup! I know a few people who think they got more out of college coming in later, and besides, it's the perfect time to travel Europe for a bit. I want to try to get a job as a nanny in Europe for a year or two, or maybe two different jobs, so that I get to live in a different country for a while. I'll be almost 20 and I've been taking care of kids since I was... 12? yeah. I like kids a lot, and I'm pretty good at taking care of them.