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I originally selected the "other" option, and planned to come in and write an explanation later.  At the time, I felt like none of these things were more important to me than the other.  

I'm not so sure now though.

Now, I think I may have just been avoiding saying that the most important goal for me, right now, is love/family.  This is not to say that I don't want all the other things on the list, but to say that the driving force behind all of the work I am doing, and all the things I have given up to be here, is my desire to be able to marry my partner and expand my family.  

At the risk of being cheesy: I would not be typing this as a 32 year old college student if was not for the support of my family and my partner.  I know this may seem obvious, because who doesn't need support as they go through college.  However, the odd thing about the way my family has affected my trajectory is that it was their support that allowed me to quit school when I was traditional student aged.  Without knowing that they were going to accept me no matter what I did, I never would have taken many of the risks I took, including moving to the middle of the country for a while.  Similarly, without knowing that they, and now my partner, will still love and respect me even if I fail, I never would have quit my jobs to go back to school at this point in my life.  So, I guess, if I had to pick one goal for my life, it would be to do whatever it takes to keep that love and support going, so that I can pass it along to my own someday children.