The end is near.....

No, this isn't an apocalyptic prophecy. My internship is winding down and I will be home in a little over a week. Very happy about that!!!!

So a long overdue update. Not a whole lot happened between when Jake was here and when my parents visited. A lot of work, a little school and that was about it.

My parents flew out on Easter Sunday. I picked them up at the airport, we checked into the hotel and went out to dinner. Sunday night was authentic Italian at Il Portos in Old Town Alexandria. It was good, but I prefer American "Italian" a little better. Basically, it was a fairly uneventful night.

So a run down of where all we ate dinner:
Sunday - Il Portos in Old Town
Monday - Chadwicks in Old Town (Monday is half-price burger night!)
Tuesday - (I can't remember...)
Wednesday - The Wharf in Old Town
Thursday - Ollie's Trolley in DC
Friday - Old Glory in Georgetown

The following days seem to follow some sort of routine. I would get up, get dressed for work, chow down on free breakfast at the hotel (usually consisting of a blueberry muffin, fruit loops, a krispy kreme donut, and a glass of orange juice). Then I took the hotel shuttle to the Metro station and went to work. While I was at work, mom and dad did some sight-seeing. After work, I would meet up with them and we would grab some dinner and stop by my apartment for clean clothes for work the next day. Bed time. Next morning, repeat.

It rained the first few days they were here so they were stuck inside at museums most of the day. Nicer on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We got to explore Georgetown and we took a trip to Eastern Market together. It was good to see them, and of course, hard for me to say good-bye.

The past few days, I've been basically working and getting some homework done. It's definitely no where near as stressful as finals usually are, but I still have some stuff to do. Yesterday I turned in a Policy Paper on Abortion and my entire Internship Portfolio. We had to do all sorts of journals, so those got done on Tuesday night (yes, I am a procrastinator). By next Wednesday, I have to write a "research paper". I'm not sure how a research paper can only be 5-7 pages, but whatever. I am doing mine on Same-Sex Marriage.

Other than that, I'm just wrapping some things up and packing stuff up to come home. Oh and then I have to clean my apartment. That will be a blast.

For the past few years, my dad has been "Scar" for Hannah on the phone. Well apparently Scar told Hannah that Dora the Explorer is at my phone number, so Carly has called to talk to Dora now. This Dora can't speak much Spanish. Our first conversation, I was trying to get her to talk by asking all sorts of questions. At one point, she quit answering me but I could still hear her. I guess she put the phone down and started doing somersaults for a few minutes. When Molly told her to talk to "Dora," she picks up the phone and says "My family is just not right!"

Delaney is in New York City this week and she has been texting me, trying to convince me to come visit her while she is there. It would be totally fun, but I would never get my paper done. She will have to wait another week.

So, I fly in at 11:38am on Saturday, May 2nd. I have to leave for the airport by about 4am to catch my 6am flight (I didn't know they had one of those in the morning too!). I am excited to see my little sister, my mommy and daddy, my puppy, my cousins, and of course Jake. And I don't think sleeping in a decent bed will be a bad thing either.

Over and out!!!