Hey Mitch!
I'm quite familiar with your situation, actually. My fiancé was a flight attendant for America West before she became a pilot for ASA. She wanted first to see if she would like the lifestyle. She did and..well, the rest is history. You've already got some great experience having been a flight attendant for both a regional and major airline.
You’re starting in essentially the same position I was in. I graduated from college with a BA and no flight experience whatsoever. The first step is to see whether flight training is feasible for you. I'm sure you've figured out that it takes large amounts of time and money. If you can afford to give up both of those, the next step is deciding what program is right for you.
As you may have already found, there are hundreds of flight schools out there. If your goal is to get to the airlines, then it pretty much depends on what you want out of a training program. For me, I wanted to get to the right seat of an airliner as quickly and most cost effectively as possible. ATP was, and still is, one of the best options as far as that's concerned. Not everyone prefers the "trial by fire" approach, however.
You may want to go out to your local FBO and take a "discovery flight." See how comfortable you are "behind the wheel." Do you have any post high school education? While college isn't required to be an airline pilot, you may want to consider a degree program as part of your flight training. Where do you live now? What is your ultimate goal?
Look forward to hearing from you! Thanks for the post!
>Matt
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