Those were the days

Decisions, decisions, decisions. I hate making decisions. I've always been one of those people who hates making up my mind. For example, my favourite coulour? i don't really have one. Yes, i have a list of 'favourites' (note the plural), but to pick one above them all? Yikes. Or picking my favourite season of the year? I like them all really... I like summer because it means no school and a chance to go camping (one of my all time favourite pastimes); and not to mention the sun, the water, the boys with no shirts on (haha... just couldn't resist :)), the late night chats with friends while staring at the stars... ah...good times. However, i love winter too because it means snow, christmas, fireplaces, toboganning, ice-skating, and snowball fights. And then of course there is Fall; the changing colours of the leaves, the smell of winter approaching, the 'excitement' of a new school year (although that loses its appeal rather quickly...), the hikes through the trails and hearing the leaves 'crinkle' underneath... And then spring, well, don't get me started. i mean, who doesn't like spring?? (It helps too that my birthday arrives at the end of the spring season... :)). Anyway, that was a rather long tangent, but my point is clear, i SUCK at decision making. So you can imagine my difficulty here as i try and make some major decisions as to what i am to do next year. That is, i've been offered a 'place' to live with a few of my friends next year. Now, while this might not seem like a problem at all, my dilemna is this... PAY to live with 4 girls i love dearly or live rent FREE at home? You see, i DO live only about 7 minutes (5 if you speed) away from the Redeemer campus, i have access to a car, free laundry, free rent, and a lovely basement apartment which i share with my cousin (ie. Michelle). To be completely honest... i've got it good. However, the opportunity to live with my friends next year is quite appealing as well. While i love my home, it would be great to get away for once as well (the only other time i've lived 'away' from home was in first year). It would be fun times for sure to live with my friends and i know that if i don't live with them i'll be constantly wondering what i could be missing 'over there'. So, here i've been sitting.. and wondering.. and thinking.. and praying.. and still no answers. I have, however, drawn up a list of the pros and cons of both:

pros to living at home:
- use of a car
- free rent
- free laundry
- my parents don't bother me about coming home at the wee hours of the night
- did i mention it's FREE?

cons to living at home:
- my friends don't live here
- i've lived here at this house for the last 9 years or so.. (minus 1st year)

pros to living w/ my friends:
- my friends are there :)
- it would be a new experience
- i would have to 'fend' for myself (i consider this a positive thing)
- it's on the bus route
- it's pretty cheap rent

cons to living w/ friends:
- as cheap as the rent is, i don't have the money as it all goes to tuition. I'd have to borrow from my parents, which could be a problem. Either that or open a student line of credit...
- no use of the car
- extra costs such as utilities, groceries, etc. - they tend to add up
- i probably wouldn't get as much work done... :) (being completely honest and all).

So that's my dilemna... what to do? *sigh*... sometimes i wish i was still a little girl when i didn't have to worry about making such decisions but could simply tell people, "i don't know, just one minute while i ask my mommy and daddy". Yup.. those were the days...