Tracy Evelyn Health & Fitness

Geez, I'm now too busy doing every single thing you can imagine, that I keep forgetting to blog.  And by every single thing you can imagine, I mean work, planning a wedding, preparing for marriage and trying to stay sane.  Not that those things are making me insane, I think its just a personality disorder that us Boatright ladies have. :)  Okay, not a disorder...more like...um...okay yes, its a disorder.  Although my insanity has not yet caused my Mark (or Joellen's Mark) to go insane also, so please don't worry about catching the disease. Work is still sucky. Wedding planning is still somewhat stressful. On a brighter note, the whole Boatright clan got together in McMinnville this past Sunday, it was so much fun!  We ate desserts, drank tasty stuff, opened gifts, and the 11 of us all got to be together.  The next day the 5 Boatright girls went dress shopping for the perfect bridesmaids dress...and we found it!  I'm not disclosing any photos of them, but needless to

 I love spending time with our couple friends (nothing against you single friends, I like you also!).  but this weekend we went over to the Kurkinen's house, and had a great time.  I made pulled pork tacos (in the crock pot, awesome) and Asena made some amazingly gooey brownies.  talking about married life and wedding stuff is so great with a couple that has been married for several years, and I love all the encouragement that they don't know they are giving Mark and I.  I just love seeing them so happy and in love still...it makes me so excited to be an old married couple with Mark :) this weekend Mark and I decided to go on a family run.  yep, just me and him :)  so Sunday morning, we laced up our shoes and ran for a whole 15 minutes.  haha.  I thought I was going to die, but Mark could have ran another hour and a half probably.  Sunday afternoon was spent with Mark's boss and his wife.  we went to PF Changs for lunch (YUM) and then Barista for a coffee.  Tim and his wif

Last night I had quite the discussion with my bosses..it was very upsetting actually (for me anyway..).  I'm such a sensitive person that when something hard is brought up, I almost always end up in tears.  So the part I've been pondering is this, when is enough enough  at the workplace?  The thing I can't get out of my head is the few verses in the book of Colossians that says,         ' Whatever you do, work heartily,   as for the Lord and not for men,   24 knowing that from the Lord   you will receive the inheritance as your reward.   You are serving the Lord Christ.   25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.'        So even though I am ridiculed by a co-worker again and again, for nothing...should I stay there? I feel completely torn between sticking it out and just showing the co-worker Christ's love, and quitting so that I don't have to deal with her anymore. Any advice?

yikes!  this week has gone by so stinking fast, I even missed my fill in the blank friday!  there is constantly something happening now that Mark and I are engaged, people want to hang out, wedding plans need to be made, Grumpy Tracy takes over Awesome Tracy's brain...you know, things that happen to every bride-to-be.  BUT, after all that, we actually accomplished a TON this week.   For example : -We decided what exactly our invitations will say! -We made a wedding budget (that is constantly being altered..regardless, its there.) -We created a life budget for the two of us! -We found the PERFECT spot to get married! -And a pretty good reception spot! -I tried on 30 wedding dresses, and found three I liked...now my Momma can get started on meshing them all together! -My sister Joellen did our engagement photos (to see them, go to our  website ) -We know what the gm's are wearing... Okay, this is getting tiresome again...but needless to say, a lot of planning is bei

Yay!  Today is the day I've been waiting all week for!  Wait, I just lied, I've actually been waiting for tomorrow, because as soon as I give my school presentation tomorrow, I can concentrate 100% on my WEDDING DAY!  :D Anyway, once again  Lauren's  blog hosts this, and its just the greatest! 1.    Holiday spirit        doesn't usually kick in until close to Christmas for me...BUT this year, since I'm engaged, I'm feeling very Holiday Spirity :)   . 2.   The holidays are incomplete without     eggnog, a candy cane under my pillow, and a Naomi Portland to Coos Bay car ride   . 3.   My favorite things to do around the holidays is      wear scarves and gloves, go to Shore Acres and score awesome gifts for my family      . 4.   A holiday tradition my family and I have is     op ening our presents on Christmas Eve.  Every year since I can remember my mom has made us all pajama's, so we open our presents the night before so that we can all wear our special

So everyone wants to know what the proposal was like, and I can't blame you.  It was truly the best moment of my life.  Luckily, I'm marrying a stud, and he was smart enough to set up his phone to videotape the whole thing.  I've shortened it for your benefit (too much mushy gushy stuff to show the whole thing, wink wink).  I guess I'll give you my story and then let you watch the video yourself :) Mark had asked me on Friday if I wanted to go with him and one of his co-workers to get tacos the next day at a few taco stands downtown, of course I said yes (who doesn't like a good taco!!).  So the next day (Saturday) Mark supposedly got off work at 1, and texted me saying, to conserve trip time I should meet him at his place at 1:34.  Around 1:36 I pulled up and walked up the stairs to his house, opened the front door and saw him standing there.   Surrounded by tons of rose petals all over the floor and on all the tables, and candles everywhere.  I knew immediat

was today. because.... the man that I am in love with, asked me to marry him. and of course I said yes :) he did a fantastic job, everything was beautiful and perfect. Mark has most of the photos on his phone, but here are a few for your enjoyment.  more to come :) HAPPY ENGAGEMENT DAY TO ME AND MY LOVE!

  Yay!  Mark and I survived our first holiday together, with both of our families none-the-less! We drove down to Coos Bay Wednesday evening after I got off work (at 3pm), and arrived in town around 7:30.  Not a bad drive at all, none of the roads were icy, so it made for a piece of cake drive.  That night we hung out with Marks family for a bit and then over to my parents house, and then Mark went back home to get some sleep.  I on the other hand stayed up seriously late with my parents and baby sister talking about God and life.  I love those kind of talks with family, and because I only get to see them once every few months, they rarely happen, it made my day awesome :).  The next day was Thanksgiving, YAY!  Oh my goodness I didn't realize how much work it was going to be trying to squeeze in enough time with both families.  I woke up early to have a 9 am (delicious) breakfast with Mark's parents, nephew and sister.  We ate crepes (apparently one of Marks favorite breakfast

:)  because Mark came home!  haha, just kidding (but seriously).  He returned home on Sunday night and we got to spend all day yesterday together...it was awesome.  We made our famous belgian waffles (which if you haven't had them, we need to make an appointment to have you over for waffles!), watched our favorite tv shows, got coffee from Starbucks, ate at Chipotle and went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . I thought the movie was awesome, I think Mark was somewhat indifferent considering he hasn't seen any of the other movies, or read any of the books (I had to do a lot of explaining during the movie!).   We also made dinner together and then watched some more hulu, cuddled up on my big comfy chair.  I was incredibly happy all day long and hardly remembered that I've been sick since Thursday (although constantly blowing my nose kind of reminded me..) So today I am trying to avoid doing my homework.  Even though I like doing my homework, I always learn somethi

helllloooo.  its friday once again, and today instead of rushing around to get ready for work by 11:30, I am sitting on my big comfy chair wrapped in a blanket, blowing my nose every five minutes. tmi?  sorry.  so have I mentioned how much I love  Lauren's blog ?  the fill in the blank friday is one of the things I look forward to doing every week (lame, I know).  Anyway, here it is!  I even used Lauren's picture for this week! 1.    My Thanksgiving plans this year will include         football with the family and LOTS of food.  Dinner with Mark's family at 3 pm, then dinner at my parents house at 6!  Yikes, I don't know if I'll be able to eat all that food!! 2.   My favorite Thanksgiving was     when I was really little, my family went to LA to celebrate with my Granny and Gramps (and most of the Boatright family!)  A lot of GREAT times :)     . 3.   My signature Thanksgiving dish is         I only make sweet potatoes, because its the only dish I can make.  Se

long. boring. extremely lonely. Okay, so maybe I'm being a bit dramatic, but a whole week without the guy I love has me down in the dumps.  You would be too!  But at least I'm doing more of a few good things!  Like knitting!  Today I sat on the couch for at least 3 hours (after 7 hours of work, don't worry!) and knitted away.  I'm working on a baby blanket for Mark's step sister - Taryn - who is due in just a few months!  She is having a girl, so the blanket is mostly purple and pink with small amounts of brown and green.  I also have been listening to podcasts' more and doing a lot of cleaning around the house.  I guess Mark being gone isn't all bad, at least I'm somewhat more productive than usual.   On a brighter note, I applied for a new job on Monday.  My friend Demi suggested it to me, and truthfully I'm REALLY excited, I hope I get an interview!  Leaving the kids I work for right now might be hard, and pretty sad, but this job is better pai

Was Mark and my 7 month anniversary :)  It was a lovely day, I had school in the morning (in which Carly and I were in RARE form for our special guest professor, ha) and Mark worked in the morning.  We finally got to see each other around 2 pm, and exchanged presents!  I received these wonderful flowers.. And of course I purchased Mark an apple product :)  We then went and purchased green coffee beans for our roasting adventure and went to eat at Montage!  I didn't bring my phone in to Montage or into the bowling alley, so no fun pictures, sorry!  Bowling was awesome tho, I won the first game, Mark won the second....but MY total score was higher :)  ( sorry babe, the people HAD to know! ).   Mark posted a photo of our roasted beans on his  facebook , so you can check it out there!  So far this week has been good...looking forward to seeing my big sister tomorrow!   Have a great Tuesday!

okay, this is just plain creepy.  today's fill in the blank is called "the hair" HA.  I just got my hair cut yesterday...sadly, much shorter than was expected.  I'll still rock it...just kind of sad.  anyway, here it is! 1.    My last haircut was         This Thursday...   . 2.   My most daring hair moment was         hmm...i dyed it black back in 2006, it was terrible.       .   3.   A hairstyle I'd never be brave enough to try is        definitely a pixie.  no way, no how.         . 4.   I've always dreamt of being a (blonde, brunette or red-head)     brunette, i would love to try it, maybe i will this year :)   . 5.   My go-to hair do is        WAS curly and down.  Now that its short my go to is going to have to be straightened :(      . 6.   My biggest hair disaster was        either the black hair, or this hair... just SO SHORT. . 7.   A hairstyle I am dying to try is         hmm..i don't know...maybe long long brunette hair :)  if only i