Park Weekend

I woke up early Saturday morning and hit up Sharon Woods (yes, again).  It was a little chilly, but nothing a quick walk can't cure.  The trail was mostly empty so it was really peaceful.

Whenever I see a nice sunrise, I feel like God is personally wishing me "Good Morning!"

After Sharon Woods, I went and finally joined the Rec Center.  I've been debating on whether I should purchase a membership or not.  After three years of working there, I missed not being there all of the time and gave in and joined.  I put in a good workout and headed home to try and be productive.

I've been working on a t-shirt blanket for the last 3.5 years and I was really set on finishing it this week.  I get everything set up but I couldn't get the sewing machine to work... of course, true to my 'Dr. Destructo' nickname, the sewing machine wouldn't catch and started smoking.  So I put that project off until another day.  However, I did hand sew a little key chain lanyard.

Sunday, BC and I went for a picnic and hike in Alms Park.  They have some short little trails.  One trail completely dead ended, but we didn't realize it until we climbed over a handful of fallen trees and ended up in the middle of the woods.  There were lots of fun Hunger Games references when we were in the woods.  We backtracked and took another trail that was about a mile long.  I can't wait until there are leaves on the trees and more flowers coming out of the ground! 

view at the end of our hike

Fabric Scrap Keychain

Since I was unable to use the sewing machine to finish up some other projects, this is the only thing I was able to complete this weekend:

 

1. fold a piece of 2" x 12"ish scrap fabric in half & sew up the side (I used back stitch, but pretty much anything should work) 

2. flip the tube inside out. (I pinned a shoelace on one end inside the tube before sewing and it was simple to just pull right through)

3. iron out with straightener so it's nice and flat 

4. fold over key ring leaving enough room to fit your hand through the loop

5. sew it up with a giant 'X' with lines on the top and bottom

Sew easy to make!  ... get it?!

Weekend of Adventure

--> This weekend, I went on a day of adventure with Jazz!  We hit up SharonWoods (one of my new favorite places) where we went on Gorge Trail along a with little waterfalls on it.  Also, they have little boards with information about glaciers and other nature things.  It was really pretty even though there was practically no life among the trees. 

We went to breakfast and hit up IKEA… Another one of my favorites! I love their inexpensive things on the first floor (i.e. kitchen gadgets, frames, and around-the-house knick knacks).  The purchase(s) I’m most excited about are these plants (left) and the little white pots to put them in. 

We headed over to Sharon Woods for a second time and took a longer walk on the paved trail then hit up Valley Thrift, Gabriel Brothers, El Rancho Grande, and Home Depot.  We went back to my place and crafted while watching Harry Potter, which is the icing on the cake of a great day!

I loved Sharon Woods so much that I went on a solo hike there the next day!

 

Gorge Trail