"Check out this out!", as baby Sadie would say. I finally started up my Etsy shop! 

Here's the Link! Shop You Smell of Apples! 

YAY! YAY! YAY!

Check me out!

After panicking over my math homework,

which basically reinforced my already stone-set belief that I will never be able to own anything nice in the 'real world' or live in anything other than near poverty,

I decided to gawk and whimper over beautiful things that I will never own but always want to.

All from my favorite, Anthropologie. 

Online window shopping always depresses me. 

Spent two days in Greeneville with the boyfriend,

and we were so proud after making a successful at-home dinner date of shish kabobs, local new potatoes, and cream corn. 

Fancy eclairs and bear claws from Peggy Ann's Bakery for dessert. :)  

And now, back at home, I have a new workspace for my blogging and art-ing! 

Also, wish me a big hunk of good luck for tomorrow morning- I have a job interview at a Greek restaurant! I need a job really bad, so send me some good vibes!

We have a good time. :)

I wish being unemployed and home for summer meant spending lots of time having adventures together, 

but alas. 

I also miss my dorm room, and having a place to put all my crap.

Cross your fingers that I figure out that job thing pretty soon. I've applied all over, and now it's up to them! All those bosses must just be oblivious to how totally adorable and personable I am.

I'm totally nerding out these days.

And by the way, I've been posting here a lot lately. It's just hard having two blogs.

Two weeks ago Truchi visited me at school out in Missouri,

and after a very upsetting beginning of the week with my family in KY,

we ended up having a considerably nice time back at school.

It's just nice to have someone hang out with you, even if you are being sad and not very fun.

And now it's my spring break, 

pictures of my week later.

That the past is our future. 

The one we've never seen before.

Sadie in the wagon, Baby Kay running behind. Truchi is the manpower.

Ohhh I like this so much better.

It's so clean.

Ohhh yuck.

What a wonderful week, crushed by a terrible, terrible ending. 

You all may (hopefully?) have noticed my lack of, well, anything in the blog world this past week or so 

(dare I say two weeks? Surely not!)

because I've been savoring my last week with Chris.

That's right- last week. Until Thanksgiving, or maybe Christmas break.

We've had a really great week, half in his town and half in mine, and I really can't complain about a single thing- except that our week had to end.

I do realize this is way, overly mushy, and that my mother/grandma/aunt/(dad?) who have read this blog are currently rolling their eyes and getting icky slimy feelings in their stomachs. But I'm okay with that. 

I just miss my boyfriend. He's just way fun.

Plus Sadie will miss him. She told me that they're best friends. 

Can you argue with that?

So I should be back into the world of the internet now, instead of the world of real life.

Here's a juicy tidbit for you, though.
When I was in Tennessee with Truchi we went to see a concert.
These guys:

Of Montreal, for those poor souls who are currently un-informed

and this little lady happened to be there

It's Janelle Monae!! For reall!!!

and they sang this!



And it made me and Truchi's week cooler- although it was near perfect to begin with anyway.

Tune in tomorrow, when I tell you about my disgusting internet discovery. I'll give you a clue- it has to do with eyeliner, plastic bags, and severe, society-crippling amounts of vanity.

love, rudi

Wasn't that just so sweet of them?

I've been more or less absent from the internet this week,
my boy came for a visit
and we spent our time playing super Nintendo, making forts with baby Sadie, and watching mock-umentaries like Chalk and A Mighty Wind- plus Chris tried his hardest to make me like Seinfeld (he was horribly unsuccessful)

And now,

(and this is so exciting)

I am preparing for a little roadtrip to Louisville, KY to see some old acting friends,

several of whom I haven't seen in over a year or so.

I should actually have pictures,

and good ones at that!

Have a good weekend! What are your plans?

I graduated last night!!

My mommy put this sign in the yard before I left. She lured me out there reluctantly to see it, "Rudi, honey, I need you to do some math for me..." 

Tricky tricky momma!

I'll put up more pictures for those of you who are family to admire (hey Aunt Courtney!)

later. I'm so totally pooped- but at least I'm starting my Real Life right! I woke up at 7 AM and GOT TO WORK. 

Work being checking my email and editing photos from last night, but still.

I'm off to eat breakfast with my dad!

 This past weekend was an especially great one. 

There was a huge sale at the Cracker Barrel of all places, and I snatched up two really nice scarves, a sun hat, snake pick-up-sticks, and an airplane fork for Truchi for ten bucks.

Then I went to Greeneville, and that always means a good time.

 Chris and I had the best dinner Saturday at Chihuahuas, our favorite Mexican restaraunt. 

We ate some delicious food (and not so delicious coffee) outside on the patio with the fairy lights,

and one of the owners toddler sons was driving in the gravel around the building 

in one of those little battery powered cars all night, off-roading and getting into mini-car wrecks.

It was the cutest thing we'd ever seen,

plus the most amazing chimichanga I've ever eaten.

On Sunday we got sun burnt and sun dazed at the Iris Festival.

 

And although I hate having to use it,

the road that leads me from Chris's town to mine is so pretty. It always takes the edge off of leaving.

It's the perfect mixture of nature and general filth.

And this is totally off topic, but I forgot to show you this amazing house

near my aunt and uncle's in North Carolina.

It might be my dream home.

 Truchi will be leaving this Saturday for France.

I'll miss talking to him every day

after 9 PM and on weekends, unless he calls the house phone ;)