Birthday Treats

Guys, I'm 25.... Really?  How did this happen?  I remember turning 10 and thinking it was so cool to be double digits! Then 13, because I was a teenager..... then 18 & 21.  Why do we wish our lives away when we are younger?  I guess I'll just stop aging at 25, I'd be ok with that! :-)

Do you ever take birthday treats to work with you?  I like to, just for fun.  Since I took the day off yesterday, I was able to make this yummy yummy dessert!  It doesn't look very professional, but trust me, it tasted delicious!  I call it Smores Brownies.

What you need:

1 box of brownies (I didn't have that much extra time, but if you want, you can make brownies from scratch!)
Semi-sweet chocolate chips
marshmallows (I like the mini's)
Graham Crackers

Cook the brownies as directed on the box.  Take out a couple minutes before they are done.  Sprinkle chocolate chips over top of brownies, put back in oven for about a minute.  Then take out, add marshmallow's put back in until marshmallows "raise".  Then take out and place graham crackers on top.

September Goals

It's a good thing I have all of you to remind me to do this each month! I'm terrible at remembering things like that! Seriously, I might as well be 80 with the memory I have sometimes! So, here goes nothing!

September & October are my favorite months. I've decided to post my goals for the next two months instead of just one, that way I have more time to complete them! (yes, that is cheating, I know!)

1) Buy a new (to us) car

2) Continue to buy a few Christmas gifts just to get a head start

3) Celebrate my mom's 50th!!!

4) Celebrate my parents 31st Wedding Anniversary! (How cool is that??)

5) Prepare for my friend, Pammy's visit in Sept!

6) Bake a pie (I have NEVER EVER done this before)- Any suggestions??

7) Get our gutters/downspouts/soffits replaced (which means we'll be poor for the next year because of it)

8) Get plenty of quotes for said gutters/downspouts/soffits so that we aren't ripped off!

9) Keep up on classwork since this is the hardest class of my program. Research & Stats, yuck!

10) Go on a mini-vacation with my Hubby for our 1st Anniversary! We're actually (don't make fun), going to Chicago and we're going to go to 6 Flags when they have their fright fest. Our first official date was to a haunted house, so we thought what a better way to celebrate the last year! We're staying for 3-4 days and on our actual anniversary (Oct. 4th) we're going to have a romantic dinner at some restaurant in Chicago and rent a hotel suite :-) I'm pretty excited!

11) Participate and help at our Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Bowl For Kids Sake

12) Visit my In-laws and take care of their pets so that they can go up to a bed & breakfast (that we purchased for them as a thank you at our Rehearsal dinner)

13) (Last but not least) Workout 4-5 times a week and take my multivitamins daily!! O, and take time to enjoy the leaves turning in our backyard, buy pumpkins to carve and drink hot apple cider from a local orchard!

Yeah, it's a long list, but I think it's pretty doable for these next two months. Maybe I'll make November & December a bit harder! What are your fall goals??

Lent

So, I attempted to stay dessert free for hmm about one day! :-) I made these delicious Marble Cheesecake Brownies and couldn't resist trying one. With that being said, I'm giving up something different for Lent in hopes of actually committing to it and being able to keep my vow. I'm decided to give up Pop. I don't drink a lot of pop, but I drink enough to want to stop. So, my new goal is no Pop for the next 39 days! :-) We'll see how this one goes!

I got my wonderful recipe from a new baking cookbook my mom bought me for Christmas. It's called The Taste of Home Baking Book and it is amazing! I've only made two dishes out of it so far, but they did not disappoint! Get yours today!!