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Not really much of importance to post, just been busy getting ready to head back to school and such. I finished up my internship 2 weeks ago, then took the week off to study for the MPRE on the Friday before last and prepare for my school's 3-day long required Trial Advocacy seminar last Monday-Wednesday. I actually enjoyed myself a little at Trial Ad (well, I mean, I could think of better ways to spend the better half of the week before school besides learning how to do directs, crosses, impeachments, introducing evidence, jury selection, & giving opening statements & closing arguments, but you get what I mean...) Spent the rest of the week getting stuff ready for school, getting things together for the wedding I'm in in September (getting my dress altered, getting my shoes, etc.) & took a trip to New Orleans w/my friend, the bride, to take her bridal portraits in the French Quarter. That was tons of fun--the place we went to had no changing rooms, so we had to get her dressed & ready in BR then ride down to NO. She looked like Runaway Bride & I was the accomplice. THEN it started raining (one of those 30-minute south-LA summer downpours) right as we got to NO, so we had to make sure her dress didn't get wet, muddy, etc. etc. as we made our way through the Quarter. We were a walking tourist attraction--I lost track of how many tourists stopped for photos. I'll admit, I was a little skeptical about the scenery the photographer used, but she already got the proofs in, and they really turned out great. Not really what I'd do for my bridal portraits (I'm really traditional & just want to take them in a big garden or something), but they were sort of unique & pretty. That, and my friend is gorgeous and her dress fits her amazingly well.
I had spent the past year sort of wanting to be married, but getting all this wedding stuff together & then just having time to myself lately has given me a new outlook. Not to mention I'm actually getting to the point where I need to start thinking about where I want to live next year & what I want to do...yeeeahhh. Then yesterday I went shopping to get a couple of new things for back-to-school/work & in a dressing room next to me at one store I was in, this child would not stop screaming. The mother seemed unaffected and went on about trying on her clothes, but I literally could not think with this child screaming next to me. I was really agitated & might've actually bought the suit I was trying on were it not for the cranky child next to me. I then went to Target where it was more of the same, as the mother behind me in line had two children crying over candy or some other nonsense. Not only am I so not ready for marriage, I am SO not ready for children. I like only having to worry about feeding myself, being able to spend money on extras for myself, going to do things like working out when I please, and (for lack of better phraseology) being able to "put people away" when I'm tired of them. I still very much need my "me" time.
Back to school on Monday...where did the summer GO?