Flashback Friday!

These pictures are from about 5 or so years ago when I was in make-up school. In Special FX class, I learned how to make bruises, burns, scabs, scars, you name something gruesome I could do it. The pictures are just a few examples of Special FX makeup I did.

The monster hands, however, are just funny!

Finished!

I finished Matina's scarf yesterday on my lunch break! Feels nice to have it done 2 days ahead of schedule.

What do you guys think? Can you see the "Charlie Brown" zig zags in the pattern? If any of you are knitters and want the pattern I will gladly send it to you.

Weather or not?

Tuesday, July 28th-Monday, August 3rd

Wowzers! You'd think I was still living in Southern California with these temperatures. I love warm weather but unfortunately we don't have central A/C in the house. At night it has been around 87-89 degrees inside. It has been really crappy sleeping. Last night I slept with one of those squishy ice packs on my neck. That did help a lot.

In the evenings we have been going in the kiddie pool and hanging out in the back yard until the sun goes down. The sun doesn't go down until a little after 9pm around here. It's pretty nice to have that much daylight.

Anyways, hope the rest of you are staying cool. Drink lots of water. :)

Flashback Friday!!

This photo is from about 2 yrs ago. I was doing free-lance makeup in Portland. One of the local designers asked me to do makeup for their runway show as well as be one of the models for the night. I had a lot of fun. I had never walked a runway before. I was very nervous and I probably walked as fast as I did down the aisle at Stephanie's wedding. Either way, I had a good time. :)

p.s. A hairstylist put hair extentions on me. I think my hair chin length at the time.

Stephie!!

I get to go see Stephie at her new place in Pleasanton, Ca over Labor Day weekend. I am sooooo very excited! I get to see how big baby Seanie has gotten. We are going to go to San Francisco for an evening. Woo hoo!

Stephie is taking knitting lessons right now. I am going to bring my stuff so I can show her a few different techniques. How cool is it that my best friend of 21 years knits too?!

Busy Bee

I have been a busy little bee this week. Everyday after work I have been cooking dinner from scratch from a recipe book I got from our friend Monica. It is a Betty Crocker Vegetarian cook book. Lots of great recipes. I am usually a tad lazy at cooking. I enjoy it, but starting for a box is so much quicker. Sunday, I sat down and planned out meals for the whole week, then headed to the grocery store to pick up the ingredients. This week, I feel fulfilled and proud with my new creations. Today I made from scratch, blueberry muffins with the blueberries I picked at the farm this past weekend. They came out great!

Besides cooking, I have been knitting a lot. I am finishing up a scarf for Matina. I need to finish it by next Thursday when we go out to dinner with her and Jon. I am pretty sure I am on track to do just that. I am knitting on lunch breaks and after work until bed time. After I finish the scarf, I will be starting on a pink heart baby blanket for my friend Krystyn's little girl. She isn't due until November. I have time, I would like to try to finish it by September just so she has it in plenty of time and so I don't stress about getting it done in time.

Alright, I better stop blogging and start knitting!

In Loving Memory

My sweet sweet Joey was put to rest Saturday afternoon. He was an amazing cat and I am so thankful that he was there to keep my Mama company after I moved. The two of them had an amazing bond. That little guy was very spoiled and had the most fulfilled life. I will miss you my Joey.

Joey cat

1998ish-2009

Stuffed Crust Pizza

I made stuffed crust pizza from refrigerated bread dough and I am darn proud of it :)

Our pizza was topped with olives, mushrooms, & soy pepperoni.

The "stuffed" part was string cheese cut length wise and then folded into the crust. I am eating it right now and it is darn tasty.

I can't even think of a title for this...

My friend Matina and her husband Jon have a combined 14 years in Christian Ministry. I met her in 2007 when I worked at 24 hr Fitness and Matina & Jon would come in the mornings to work out. After seeing her a few times a week and recognizing we were around the same age, we planned to hang out. I think the first gathering was her 2007 Festivus Party (from the show Seinfeld). Justin and I had a blast and we stayed in touch from that day on.

Getting back to the ministry, Matina & Jon had a calling from God to move to Washington D.C. to spread the word and help others. This couple is absolutely amazing. I have never heard them say one bad thing about another person. They are so positive and great to be around. (She knits too!) They have traveled to India and I believe Africa too to help children and families in need. I know they will do great in their new ventures. Matina sings and is an excellent pianist (she is a piano teacher). Last night Justin and I went to her Farewell Concert/Party. Half of the audience was in tears for most of the show from hearing her beautiful voice and recognizing how much they are going to miss her. I will miss both of them a lot. Matina is one of the first friends I made in Oregon. I am grateful for our friendship and I look forward to keeping in touch and hearing about her amazing journeys.

You can hear her music here

Flashback Friday!

Since we had a 95 degree day, I thought I would share photos from December '08. The second photo was taken from inside our garage.

We had a record snow storm and my car was buried like this for 2 weeks. I took the train to work and would walk a mile and a half in the snow (both ways up hill, just kidding) to work. I think I can appreciate having some sunshine after that experience. Hope everyone has a great weekend xoxo.

We be Jammin'

I am so excited about this. Andrea taught Hallie & I how to make our own freezer jam. Between the two of us we made 96 oz of blackberry jam in less than an hour. I was so surprised at how easy it was. I cannot wait to eat it tomorrow. I am going berry picking again on Saturday. I want to make raspberry jam next. Woo hoo!

Jetson likes cat toys

Jetson loves to play with cat toys, watch him sneak in and steal a toy from Jalapeno, the patient orange cat.

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Flashback Friday!

I remembered today! This picture is of me and my great friends from my school years. We took this the Xmas before I moved to Portland. (3 and a half years ago)

From left to right: Me, Erin, Heidi, & Steph

Berry Pickin'

Mom and I were going to go pick Lavender but the Lavender Farm I chose was small and nothing special. So we went next door to the berry farm. They had rasberries, marionberries, & blueberries in season. Mom picked her own Dahlias. It was a lot of fun! I have berries for days.

Cannon Beach, Oregon

I just got in from Cannon Beach with Mama & Justin. It was a lot of fun. We stopped at Saint Cupcake on the way and grabbed a few treats for the road. When we arrived at Cannon Beach we just checked out all the shops and then walked down to the water to see Haystack Rock up close. It was a fun day.

I'm taking over for the day...

Since Mom is out on the town with Grammy, I thought I would write about my adventures. But first, I'll tell you what Mom is doing today. Mom, Papa, & Grammy are going to eat breakfast/lunch at Cricket Café then they are going to make a pit stop at Saint Cupcake . After that they are going to make an hour and a half drive to Cannon Beach, Or.

Now for me.... I think I am going to take a nap!

xoxo

Radio!

Tomatoes!

We planted our first veggie garden a month or so ago. We started with tomatoes and cilantro to see if we could manage to keep those alive before adding more veggie plants to the garden. I was so happy to see this morning that our very first tomatoes are growing. It's so cool! There are about 4 or 5 of them. Yay!

Farmer's Market

What a beautiful Sunday morning! Justin and I went to the local farmer's market today and got fresh veggies for tonight's dinner & fruit for snacks. We got fresh peaches to make peaches and brown sugar for Mom's visit this week. The market had a lot of great stuff with reasonable prices.

We bought:

bing cherries, rainier cherries, corn, zuccini, peaches, blackberries, arugula lettuce, & cupcakes from a local bakery.

p.s. sorry I forgot Flashback Friday this week. =(