thanks splash, thats very thoughtful of you. i kinda feel like im just making up excuses to keep thinking about it. I have said no to it several times and something keeps bringing me back. I still have a couple years to decide. Im just one of those people that when I see something to do, I do it now. I can't procrastinate so I feel like a decision must be made this second. It will be a lot easier to decide once my boyfriend talks to his advisor and sees how long he has left.

thanks everyone for their comments. theyve helped me sort some things out.