so, the weather is getting warmer and the days are getting longer . . . in fact, yesterday was my only day off this week and i wanted to sleep in. but since the sun is coming up before 6 am it was so bright in my room that i actually had to close the curtains!
today it was supposed to be near 80. it was gorgeous. i worked all day inside. no one came to the cafe to eat . . . it was slow . . . everyone was outside in the sun! so that's awesome for them, but a bit poopie for me because i need the cash to get plane tickets to fly home for my sister, sara's, wedding.
so, i've been working a ton - 5 days at the cafe this week! and i've been doing massage every thursday all month. i love it! today i printed off some of my photos to frame and put up in the room. the room needs a bit of help in the decoration department. i'm trying to decide what sort of feel i want to invoke and how to do it cheaply. i have to do it in stages since i don't have a ton of money right now. so, printing off pictures was a great idea! 19 cents each! put them in some frames i got at the craft store (on sale!) and you've got decorations for under $10!
jon is officially headed in to "reading week" which is the week before finals here at brown. after finals week, jon will be done with classes. forever. hard to believe since he's been taking classes as long as i've known him. now he will only be doing research, writing and teaching . . . for 2-3 more years. but no more classes. ever. this is a mile marker. wow.
our roommate got engaged! yay! he and his lady-friend will be getting married at the end of the summer. so we are on the lookout for a new roomie . . . any one interested in moving out to providence for a while? hm? sounds fun, doesn't it? come hang out with us! we are good cooks and killer board game players!
tonight, tabitha (me) is going to an art opening at the non-profit she volunteers with (west side arts). it is called "the art of war" and will feature paintings from a local artist who served in wwII. we will have live jazz and food and drinks . . . fun fun fun!
this week, jon and i also went to a rally at the state house speaking out against human trafficking for the sex trade industry right here in our tiny state. i also said goodbye to the little girl i watch as she and her mum went to spain for a month. jon went to the farmer's market today and bought a little organic basil starter plant. we are excited to start growing some food soon! our friends offered to let us garden at their house this spring/summer - we are looking forward to that! and jon helped the HGSA (history grad student association) host a conference here at brown. he was a moderator for one of the panels and got a lot of good feedback. my part of the conference? schmoozing with people at the after party. nice.
so, a few weeks ago (ok almost a month ago) my sister deborah came to visit us. she stayed for half of her spring break and i think i may have run her ragged. we spent a day in boston with our cousin emily, ate way too much food every where we went, drove out to the atlantic ocean (at beavertail state park just south of jamestown, ri), and explored providence. she met a lot of our friends here, our roommates, saw where we live and work and where jon goes to school. hudson was ECSTATIC to have her here - he just lit up every time she came in the room and followed her around wagging not just his tail, but his entire body.
we had a great time. i tried to convince her to find a job and a a summer internship here and live with us this summer. it would have been a blast to have her around! we miss our family and friends and would LOVE to share our east coast lives with them from time to time . . . hint hint . . . but it looks like she'll be headed back to alaska instead. lucky girl. i hope she gives those whales a big kiss for me! i loved those whales.
anyway, it was just really nice to have her here . . . you can see more photos of her visit if you click here. check em out and let me know how happy you are that we had so much fun!
(aren't you glad i actually wrote a blog? sorry if it is boring . . .)
one thing we learned on our road trip down south was that hudson does GREAT on road trips. he loves being the car, he loves going new places. as long as he is with us, he knows he's gonna be just fine. the minute he felt like we might be leaving him behind, he would freak a little. but we never had a problem with him being bored or misbehaving in the car. he's just a great travelin' dog.
here's a photo of him chillaxin' in tennessee . . . just at the edge of the blue ridge mountains.
i am really tired of it being cold. it snowed the other day. in april. snowed.
sheesh.
anyway, i have a ton of stuff to write about and then i log on to blogger and it all flies out of my brain and i stare at the blank "page" and think of nothing to write.
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