freshman 15.

so #2 of this article proves it was not my fault i gained the freshman 15 (or 30..)

& if you have not started reading the daily beast, daily, by now you should.
not your parents news.

sugarsugar.

are you a back aisle shopper?
i love target.
but i really love sales.
when i have extra time i search high & low
through the back of targets aisles.
the clearance section.
i picked up some great cookie cutters a few weeks ago.

obviously, i haven't used them.
i have not had any luck with sugar cookies.
does anyone have a good recipe they'd like to share?
&/or a good icing to decorate with?
please share the love!
(and check out your local target, back aisle style!)

kitchen sink cookies

today i needed a pick-me-up.
j is out of town for work.
so i made his favorite recipe.
(don't worry j i left some for you too!)

you can make kitchen sink recipes anyway you like.
any type of chocolate chip recipe will do ( i like oatmeal ).
& instead of simple chocolate chips..
add whatever you've go in your cabinet.
for these cookies i added:
1/4 cup butterscotch chips
3/4 cup white chocolate chips
1/4 cup coconut
1/2 cup sliced almonds!

here is my recipe based on my favorite vintage cook book!

a walk through the neighborhood.

minion loves to frolic through the woods in our neighborhood.

goodbye & good luck dinner.

last night my family came together for dinner at red stone.
we said goodbye to my cousin.
he leaves for the us coast guard bootcamp monday.
aunt sue throws a party like no other.
including a cake from sweet eats bakery, a family tradition.

moral excellence comes about as a result of habit.

we become just by doing just acts,

temperate by doing temperate acts,

brave by doing brave acts. - aristotle

hokie love.

from here

a dress.

you search & search.
than you find.. the dress.

than you dream about the dress.

decide you'll never fit into the dress.

so you stop eating, sort of.

but somehow, like cinderella's shoes, or the traveling pants..

the dress fits (unlike oj's glove).

you start this new life.

this wonderful, scary, and brand new life.

and you see that dress.

that very dress.

sitting in your laundry pile.

now what?

i always think 'i'm sure no one will want to wear this dress'.

why keep it? what will i do with it?

this past weekend i attended one of my best's parent's 30th anniversary.

they had her wedding dress.

and sure her daughters aren't planning on wearing it to their wedding.

but they will try it on.

& they will love it.

because you wore it & loved it..

the day you started..

this brand new life.

(sorry k, at least i blurred your face?)

top two photos from my day by kamila harris