Last day and 2 weeks away!

Today is the last day of a 10 week internship I've held this summer. It has been quite an experience. This is my sixth internship, but the first time that I've ever worked full time in the journalism world. Normally I work 2 or 3 days and spend most afternoons with Kids Express. It's not been what I expected. It's not difficult, but it's not what I thought it would be. And more than that, I've found that I really miss seeing my kids every day. I love being in the classroom and I feel a lot more comfortable there than in the newsroom. Who knows where I'll end up, but I'm considering getting my Master's in Education so I can teach instead. Only time will tell...
The other big news (well it's much bigger really): Our wedding is only 14 days away!
It hardly feels real; we've been waiting for this to come for so long that it seems like a mean joke and we'll be forced to wait another four months. But it's actually here!
So many exciting things are happening: next week we take our pictures, I'm getting my dress tailored (I sure haven't worn that thing enough and I'm eager to put it back on!), we're signing the lease on our apartment, family is coming into town... Gosh we just can't wait!

Cute doggies

Tonight, Austin and I were shopping for bedding at Ross (we scored btw) when Austin thought to go check for a small bed for one of his dogs.

The Baxters have 2 dogs, a Yorkie named Sailor and a King Charles Spaniel named Story (she's still a puppy ).

Sailor, on the other hand, is getting up there in years and has bad arthritis. She's also much heavier than a Yorkie should be. Most Yorkies weigh in at 8 pounds. Sailor weighs 21.

Like any girl should, Sailor loves to be cozy and normally cuddles up in a corner to sleep.

But look at her now...

Story was very curious

Here are both the girls

Wedding update: 25 days left :)

Less than a month!

As of today, there are 28 days left until the wedding! We are, obviously, so excited.

Life is just moving along. I only have two weeks left of my internship and then I get two weeks off before the wedding! Thank goodness

I'm living back at home right now. I have a month in limbo between one lease ending and our new one beginning. I could have stayed at the place in Tempe, which would have been great to be close to work, Austin and my great roommates, but dealing with the landlord has been such a nightmare. I was happy to leave all the drama that came with her. If you hear of someone moving into a house owned by Kathryn Jones, tell them to run FAR AWAY. I promise it will save you so much headache.

But life is good. I am sharing a room with Janie for the last time, and taking up all the space that she has gotten used to in the past 7 months! And she lets me steal clothes from her closet. I have a pretty sweet gig :)

Also, Austin has finally realized that reading is a good thing and bookstores are not all bad :) I can't tell you how excited it makes me! My family has gotten really excited with the release of the last Harry Potter movie trailer and Harry Potter fever has spread to Austin. He's actually reading the books!

We went to my 2 favorite stores, Bookmans and Half-Price Books, last night and believe it or not, Austin bought more books than I did! I am blown away and quite pleasantly surprised :) I'll make a bibliophile out of him yet!

Last night I also found the funniest gift card at Half-Price. Please tell me someone else gets it... Austin sort of chuckled and my parents didn't get it. Oh well, somebody must