Hello Out There...

It's been....Well, a while....Since I have blogged.  This seems awfully common among many of my friends lately...Maybe it's something in the air!

What I have been up to in the past week or so....Is well, not a lot.  I work twice a week, today I picked up an extra shift {today} and I got off early.  I just finished up watching Doctor Phil's Desperate Housewives {yes, I know it's pathetic}.  Now it's just getting in some down time before an FRG meeting later on this evening.

Anyway, I hope you all are well!  I don't know how many of you have decorated your house for fall {our your blog for that matter} but as you can tell I did.  I love the holiday season.....But the holidays + retail always = ick.  We'll see this year.

Also, if you tried to find me on twitter by using the twitter button on my page...I fixed it and it actually works now!

Have a great week!

Beachin' It....Round Two

SO sorry I've been MIA lately...

It's hard to keep up!

So we went back to the beach...

Here are some photos with the fam!

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Recipe Swapping!

Today I say the next cookie I'm going to try.

Brownie Cookies

prep:  15 Minutes     cook:  10 minutes per batch     makes:  2 1/2 cookies

1/2 cup butter

4 (1 oz) unsweetened chocolate baking squares, chopped

3 cups semisweet chocolate morsels, divided

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

4 large eggs

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp chopped pecans, toasted

1. Combine butter, unsweetened chocolate, and 1 1/2 cups chocolate morsels in a large heavy saucepan.  Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter and chocolate melt; cool.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
3. Beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer.  Gradually add flour mixture to egg mixture, beating well.  Add chocolate mixture; beat well.  Stir in remaining 1 1/2 cups morsels and pecans.
4. Drop dough by 2 tablespoons 1 inch apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.  Cool slightly on baking sheets; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

............And to make your mouth water............

Join the hop!

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Day 18: Whatever Tickles Your Fancy

Famin' it up

And Because animals are family too...

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Day 17: An Art Piece

Yes, I was doing this at one time...And I left off!  So, going back...Day 17:  An Art Piece.  And so I can't pick just one:

This is an art piece by Chihuly by the Museum of Glass

in Tacoma.

Beautiful.

I love this picture...

A dog with his ball looking at the moon under a tree that reminds me of fall.

Ok, I'm a little obsessed with dogs (labradors to be more specific).

This is a great picture of a dog with his toy.

Anyway, that is all for today!  I'm enjoying a bowl of steel cut oatmeal and coffee with creamer.

My husband is fishing right now and hopefully he will be bringing me home dinner.

Gotta love long weekends...Even if I do have to work on Labor Day.

Hope you all are enjoying the last weekend of "summer."

Oh, and my next cookies project....Brownie Cookies.  My husband's platoon is so lucky ;)

I will let you all know if they are kick-ass.

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Celebrating Another Year

Jesse and I celebrated our

4th Anniversary

last week....

Here's a little something he came home with on his lunch break.

We are blessed he could be home to celebrate!

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