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Chocolate chip cookies win everytime

So my choice of activities tonight were study for my exam next week or bake cookies!!  Obviously the chocolate chip cookies won.... and my textbook sits there.... neglected.....

But look at the cookies!!! I mean seriously, how can you resist?  Too warm to taste yet though...

I think this one is my favourite! Good size ... good shape... and just the right amount of chocolate chips.

I think I am going to have to start studying soon though.... Fortunately my baking supplies have diminished now.

Bananas gone wild

I think this happens everytime I buy bananas.  I buy a bunch of 5 greeny/yellow bananas, determined that I am going to take one to work everyday for a week.  Sounds pretty perfect right? 5 bananas, 5 days... sounds good in theory.  The only trick that I always forget is actually bringing them to work. I often forget to do this by Wednesday.  Then I am out of my routine so the bananas just sit there, and slowly develop leopard spots all over them!

The spots slowly spread until you are no longer able to connect the dots yourself because they have already blended together.  So what do you do with these bananas now?


Make banana bread of course!! Tonight I was a little limited in my baking supplies, so I searched around the internet for a nice simple banana bread recipe & found this one :

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/

So I mixed it all up - one of my fav things today & threw it in the oven! Smells yummy already!!

After baking for an hour the aroma of this amazing bread has filled my house and smells remarkable!!!!

A couple slices later & I am in heaven!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Well it's official.  I am one year older. 28 years old. Time really does fly!  My husband took me on an amazing weekend getaway to Niagara. 

We checked out the falls - always impressive.

Gambles away some money at the Casino - roulette is addictive.

Had dinner at the very cool Skylon revolving restaurant,

and went to a couple wineries for tours & tastings.

Such a great weekend! Turning 28 really was not too bad - especially when I was able to celebrate it & have fun like this!  Thanks Rainer!

Going Once, Going Twice, SOLD!

Yup! Sold my amazing leather boots on kijiji tonight! They were really nice boots, but I only wore them once!  Fortunately a nice girl saw my add, tried them on & they fit! YAY!

What will I sell next?!?!

34 days and counting until Christmas!! **updated**

I love Christmas. I love decorating for Christmas!  I have already done majority of my Christmas shopping - which I feel is pretty impressive, especially since I normally leave it for the week before.

The next few weeks/weekends are a little hectic, so I am going to put up my Christmas tree today! YAY!  Also, with the help of my hubby, we will also be putting up our Christmas lights outside! That might have to wait until tomorrow though depending on his schedule (and the weather - it looks like it might rain)

So here is a before of my poor little empty corner of my living room.  Once I am done I will post a beautiful after photo so everyone can get in the Christmas mood :)

 

After a few hours & a little bit of Christmas spirit here is my Christmas Tree.  

 I still have to figure out how to to light up out Star at the top of the tree.... hmmmm

Amazing Chocolate Pizza

My boss brought in this phenomenal chocolate pizza for everyone today. It blows my mind every time she brings it in. I can only eat a little bit at a time, but it tastes so delicious!

 

Yes - Rainer took a bite. He had to try it. I feel like I need to give a full description of how magnificent this is.


It begins with a thing chewy chocolate cookie crust. Then as "sauce" its is a gooey layer of chocolate peanut butter.

Then as toppings she has used Skor pieces, M&M's, Jersey Milk pieces, and mini Rolos.

I just thought I would share this with everyone.... and hopefully make them jealous that I got to enjoy this fabulous dessert pizza.  It is such a treat - literally and definitely satisfies the sweet tooth in everyone!

Well, I honestly can't just look at this anymore.
I'm going to go eat it! GUILTY!