Hello -
Welcome!! Less that a year ago, 09/2007, I was in the same fog bank as you and your wife. Let me add to you confusion...er, choices. I joined both USPSA/IPSC and IDPA. Both are available in south central Pennsylvania. Since I'm in the Super Senior category and, needless to say, not as fast as I use to be, I prefer IDPA but both are fun. For many of us, fun is first (after Safety, of course) and I left my competitive baggage on the golf course. You have the USPSA site URL and here is the IDPA. http://www.idpa.com/ This next URL gives a comparison between IPSC and IDPA. It was a help to me. http://www.craigcentral.com/idpaipsc.asp
Be safe, Have fun.
SouthCentral