So Confused and Conflicted (7)

[Jim1234]

spoke to the guy that heads the flight school, and scheduled an introductory flight for Thursday.

I am a pilot, too, and used to be a flight instructor. Just a few tips, if you're going to do it long term, take lessons from someone who has another career, who just instructs on the side. They've probably been doing it longer, and will be there for the long term.
You can get good instruction from the guys for whom it is their only job, but as soon as the airline calls, they're gone. The more studying you do on your own at home, the cheaper it will be. Also, Flight Simulator will probably have a map expansion pack for your local area. It was well worth it for one or two of my students who could fly, but not find their way back to the airport by themselves. Rather than spending $1000 on different flights getting their bearings, they just spend $50 on software, and got familiar just by playing.