I picked up a canon vixia hf g20 today. I was torn over that or a DSLR but after some research I was afraid I am not ready for that yet. Maybe next year once I can learn more about them.
Thanks all. I wanted the G30 but it was slightly outside of my budget. I still plan on getting a DSLR once I have the time to learn more about them but this will have to cover me this year.