Tracy Evelyn Health & Fitness

So busy in fact that I haven't had time to blog!  Or maybe I've not been too busy but instead have been unable to steal my husbands computer long enough to attach some photos!  Here is a run down from the last two weeks in photos! My husband looking good at a church picnic :) Part of a wedding gift from Michael and Melanie, the twiblings' parents! What I made from that gift!  My scones were just a bit dry, I'll try for one minute less next time! My new hair cut!  And a kiss for my husband, The other part of my gift from M & M!!!  An amazing cast iron pan, and two beautiful le creuse casserole dishes!  Aren't they beautiful! Our good friends Joe and Asena had their baby, Caedmon Hans Kurkinen.  Isn't he adorable!  I couldn't get enough of him! Lastly my bestie Nicole came into town from Bartlett IL, and we went to Montage (duh!).  Yummy spold and umm...I don't remember what the other stuff was called, but it was delicious!  ...

I don't have anything good to share today, just wanted to give a little life update! My new job at the salon is going wonderfully! Still learning but having fun :). Yesterday I got my hair colored, I'm a total blonde bombshell :). Today we are cutting it so I'll post pictures later this week of it! We will also be doing a keratin treatment to strengthen it and straighten it out a bit, I am so incredibly ready to not have uber curly hair anymore!! I also just decided to help Jen out by watching Bubba one day a week again, yay! I'll start that next week. Other than those few things, not much has been happening, Mark has been sick, I tried making scones and I finished one baby blanket and started another. Oh, and I'm 15 days behind on my Bible in 90 days, so it might be more like the bible in 105 days :) Have a great week!!

Happy Friday everyone!  Even tho I work tomorrow, I still love that it is Saturday :)  I haven't done a fill in the blank for a while and I thought it would be fun!  If you want to link up to Lauren's blanks, visit her  here. The above photos are my next knitting project, the perks of working in a salon (free up-dos!) and my face.  :) 1.    My plans this summer include        a hopeful trip to the Redwoods with my husband!  We really want to take a long weekend, sleep in the back of the Element and just explore the coast here and down there a bit. 2.   The best summer I ever had was       last summer, it was my first with Mark, never EVER has a summer gone by so fast, but been so enjoyable (you spit, I kick!)! 3.   Summer is       hot days, sweaty nights, swim suits and a shirtless husband ;)    . 4.   My favorite summer food is    ...

Today has been great, sleeping in, my husband made (and cleaned up!) breakfast and we wondered around downtown Portland for a while!  We exchanged a gift from kitchen kaboodle, bought a new knife, (threw out our whole block set!) bought salt and pepper grinders and found me a cute $13.99 sweater from Urban Outfitters.  We also tried some food cart deliciousness! But I was so hungry that I ate it all and forgot to take photos :(. Oh well! We are going to a BBQ later and I hope they have some yummy dessert! It's all I've been wanting lately!! I found this awesome cake that will be on next years agenda! Also, just as an update on my 26 list, Mark and I have done a ton of walking lately! Too bad it doesn't seem to make a difference on the size of my hips!!  I've also finished up one blanket for my friend Asena, who is due in mid-July with a boy. Lastly, blogstalking is definitely my most favorite thing ever!  Today, I found the cutest little gal named  E...

YAY!!! I got a job today! It's not a glorious job, but I think I'll really like it there! I'm going to be a receptionist at a salon called Bob Shop, they are located in the Bancorp Tower (hello happy hour at PCG!!) Anyway, I am really excited to work somewhere where I have motivation to look good and do my hair and stuff. I know it seems shallow, but I've never had a job where I was actually supposed to look good :). Plus, I get free salon services of any kind! Monica : I know you are probably going to think I'm lame, and my new job is slightly pitiful, but that's why we have the you's and Naomi's in this world, to balance us out ;) Mark : I love you! Anyone else : Come to my salon so that I can chat with you while you get your hair did, or get your pedicure on or something :) Www.BobShop.com

I have GREAT news!  I actually did something to cross off my list!  And a few little things, but I'm mostly excited about the big thing!   I made jam!  Well, Joellen and I made it together, a few different types and ways, but it was fun, exciting and time consuming.   First, Joellen and I went and picked our own strawberries over at the Janzen Farms u-pick in McMinnville.  We spent about an hour and a half and got 28 POUNDS!   At .50 cents a pound!!   The best deal you will ever get! It took about 1.5 hours, it smelled like a farm and we got a few bug bites, but so worth it. We got the berries home, and formulated our plan. Freezing some whole berries, freezing some sliced berries and jamming. We made several types of jam, regular strawberry freezer jam with pectin, gelatin jam-strawberry blue flavored & strawberry lemon flavored and lastly,  strawberry jam canned, I don't have to keep it in the freezer! There were 12 cans t...

I love stalking other people's blogs. One of my favorites is Jordans blog over at trailergypsy.net. Today she posted her 25 before 26 list, and tho I still have a few months before I'm 25, I made one as well :). So this list consists of 26 things I want to do before I turn 26! 1. Sew a shirt. 2. Read one book a month (I'm gonna say 14 books, since I'm not quite 25!). 3. Make an ironing board cover. 4. Order our wedding photos and hang them! 5. Make a chevron tote bag. 6. Crochet a blanket. 7. Make or purchase an area rug! 8. Decorate the house more (paint, hang things, make things!) 9. Make a knotted duvet cover. 10. Find chairs for the living room. 11. Go on a road trip with my husband. 12. Become great at yoga. 13. Put all my recipes into bento (that one is for my hubs). 14. Go hiking more. 15. Do something scary. 16. Post more on my blog. 17. Go to a concert (or two) with my husband. 18. Make jam. Blackberry, strawberry, raspberry...yum! 19. Tak...