a weekend at the coast

One of the few last weekends curtip got to come out to the coast which also happened to be the US vs. Ghana game (super depressing right??). So after a few beers at the...uh... local "pub" a picnic at the beach was in order as it was a rare 80 degree day. We also partook in hiking along the coast trails, beach beer, a visit to the gardens, an early morning trip to tidepool, french toast, etc. etc. Awesomeness indeed.



Sitka spruce trees are the best


Early morning South Cove

Kelp for me

Limpet for Annie (by the way, we found a number of your friends, certainly not all of them were there though )

Sunflower star because they are pretty neat (and more kelp for me)

Urchins!

Tidepooling in chacos. no big deal.

Self portrait


We found a massive amount of squid eggs washed up on the beach, potentially rumored to be Humboldt squid? but that's debatable.

It was mysterious, but pretty cool

And the perfect opportunity to creep on a certain someone whilst on the phone.

om nom nom

I love food! but you knew that...

First up! the discovery of Swiss chard from the peejay town farmers market & the love of eating color for dinner.



Second: the littlest tastiest Oregon strawberry

and how it was converted into awesome-ness.



Third: melon is pretty good. watermelon? even better! But what is it that makes watermelon even more incredible: the melon baller.


And for last, the ˚76 day at sunset bay post US losing in the world cup. The day was met with a bit of sadness, the only time you will see me wearing patriotic colors, and a picnic courtesy of the GO. organic raspberries are always a good thing, especially when you can enjoy them at the beach with swiss cheese, wheat thins, fat tires and your partner in crime.

That day was littered with blackmail photos and even better nano videos.

It is peach/blueberry season so this will also be going down very very very soon.

grads & pears

A pear for Hillary of is there life on mars. A dear old friend like her needs a crafty pear to help with projects aplenty, to remember hillarious summer memories like falling in the hammock on hard apples, dogs with bad fruit additions and permanent tan lines from the trusty red lifeguarding suits. Thinking about it 1) reminds me about how pale I've been since I've moved to the coast, 2) how badly I could go for a fresh off the tree pear, 3) how much I miss that lady!

This was from that awesome heather baily pattern

Curti P is donezo!! wooooo! so is that skirt I started on eons ago... also, note the brazil jersey. World Cup anyone?? He even included a plug for his favorite team in the "what I've done and will be doing/thank you they read aloud when they called him up.


The rescue charlie brown lei complements of a Monday graduation. He said he still really liked it though.


Successful creep on Kaleo!! Congrats to you too!


The unit


My prize for being the supportive girlfriend for the five years: a beau and a token of gratitude.

Human Phys is not the easiest of majors and pretty competitive with the intensity of pre-med kids. It called for lots of food, beer, friends & family to celebrate. He'll be continuing with prosthetics and orthotics somewhere much warmer come August. Congrats!!

the month of may

was incredibly packed! I think I stayed at my apartment for maybe one weekend the whole month and of course that was a the weekend an incredible opening happened at the Schnitzer for a really cool show... pisser. That's another story for another day, but if you are in Eugene and like polaroids and sparkly shoes you should go...

nom nom tikka masala


an experiment in making workout clothing...



A gift for a certain someone...


Pillowcases! They turned out pretty cool, but required a lot of patience. I found nice, but badly sewn pillowcases at ross, ripped out the stitching, recut and ironed them, found backing to do embroidery on the machine and by hand. The wash away backing and I had a tug o war and I recommend hand rinsing the stuff out before putting in the washing machine. it's pretty gooey, but kept things stable while stitching. After little lessons learned I loved this gift idea and I think he liked them too. And yes those are my attempt at making outlines of ginkgos... they look at little bit like odd hearts, but I like them and curtis always tends to get a kick out of me yelling out "Ginkgo! look!" every time we walk or drive past one.




So of course we made pizza & had beer. His apartment is nice and warm from all of the exposed windows so the dough poofs up really well.


And visited my photobooth

has it really been 5 years already? <3

things I love

My home watershed! the trees, the solid understanding of where my drinking water came from while living there, where it goes, hiking there, swimming there, the incredible river valley drive up and down the whole thing from reedsport to the cascades....apparently I enjoy taking pictures while driving too! Don't worry, it's mostly guessing


Spring flowers on campus... ahhhh! including the yellow peonies nearby... the season is almost upon us!


This kid!! who just finished his first marathon without much warning or training... and finishing like a champ in the photo below (grey shirt). At 4 hours and 15 minutes with an average of 9:45 per mile I feel safe saying he is pretty awesome!


salty, sweaty, sore & all smiles (for at least 25 miles of the race)


I must have walked about 15 miles chasing him around that day to cheer on him and other countless runners who were very happy to get a smile and encouragement at mile 1, 8, 25, 16, and at the finish... the guys I saw cruising by at mile 25 looked like they were flying and finished all 26.2 miles in less than 2 and a half hours!! Consequently we both took much needed naps and a very very slow walk to mcmins to celebrate with beer and pizza. nom nom nom!

<3

Clutches

I've been contemplating making clutches for a while now especially since I had just the right amount of Anna Marie Horner designed fabric left over from last summers big purse project (I'll get some shots of them together) Now I've got just enough for a snazzy ipod case or jewlery pouch. The other purse I lucked out on finding the perfect fabric at Joanns and Kaleo loved it. It was her 21st birthday gift, perfect for bars and machine washable!

I'll probably make more of these later since they use very little fabric and time...