Well thanks to a few amazing FlyerTalker's I was able to cash in some points for a 9K voucher on DL that I'm using to send myself and my boyfriend to NRT for 12 days on spring break (and I still have 4K left). Plus mom and dad trusted me enough to cash their points in so now I've paid for my family of 4 to go to Europe in paid business this year, next and a trip for 2 to Tahiti in first...

Minus the costs of the $420 r/t IAH-MSY F tickets (through SLC and ATL of course) I think I'm still quite ahead..