Yes, this year has been pretty harsh financially, what with the economy taking a nose dive which hurt all of silicon valley pretty heavily, then the terrible things on 911. Me getting a 40% paycut and my PTO cut in half doesn't help either. Funny though, all of the places mentioned would be pretty good for me depending on what time of year it is!! LOL LOL I go to Indiana for 'vacation' a lot as it's my home state, so driving up to MI or IL or OH would be no problem. I also have a sister-in-law living in Austin, TX and I LOVE San Diego!! Right now, I could drive to San Diego no problem, plus I have some friends that live in LA that would go with me I'll have to wait and see what happens, but I think all of them are great ideas!