TSquareed2 - No, not MI side, suburbs of Il. drive down to Chicago for the holiday's makes it worth all the effort and cost to hang out there for a day.
Though I do love MI and have been often both up/lp, you can't go wrong!
The past can't be ahead of you in the future. You don't have to figure it all out, just pick a direction. What's next...I don't know but I can't wait!