Life Outside of Jobs

hey friends.  seems like all ive been posting about all summer is our job searches.  so this post will not talk about our jobs at all, but instead will focus on life here in wichita and what we have been up to this summer.  as you might have seen in  a previous post, we got a new puppy in the middle of june.  her name is gabby and she is a pointer mix.  gabby will be four months old in a couple of days.  shes been lots of fun and a great addition to our family.  her and harlee get along great and love each others company.  gabby learned sit and down very quickly, then our teaching slacked off, so we need to work on training her some more.  we put some bells by the door and gabby is learning to ring them when she needs to go outside to potty.  the crate training is getting better easier every day.  shes a great puppy and a wonderful addition to our family.  we have also been spending a lot of time with sis and adam this summer.  i forgot how much i love being close to sis and being able to hang out with her frequently.  we have dinner together once a week, all four of us, at either of our houses.  its a fun time to get together and hang out, sometimes we play board games too, which is always fun.  for a lot of the summer our thursday nights meant wine bar, appetizers, and a free movie downtown in old town.  we would go and enjoy some drinks, get a cheese plate or various other appetizers, then head next door to watch a free movie put on by the people who do the tallgrass film festival in october.  we saw some good movies this summer, like the birdcage and the crying game.  and we saw some not so good movies like the third man.  but at least it got us out of the house and didnt cost too much.  the summer heat has been brutal, we want to find a dog park for the girls, but itks too hot to be out for very long, so well have to wait until the fall for that one.  speaking of the fall, we will be joining the wichita catbackers then so that we have a group of other kstate alumni to get together with to watch games.  we are looking forward to having other kstate fans to get rowdy with.  my colleague tracy, my fourth grade coteacher, came to visit this summer.  it was great to see her and to catch up with her.  its not going to be the same this year not teaching with her.  i hope we will still get several opportunities to see each other this year and to hang out, i miss working with her already.  well, i think thats about all we have been doing this summer.  im sorry we arent more entertaining.  i hope you all are doing well.  stay tuned for more info as michael continues to look for a job.  we love you all.  thanks for your thoughts and prayers as we have moved here to wichita, we are enjoying it.