Bouquets Of Fun.

 How fun is this?! What a cute yet inexpensive way to present someone with a gift card?! I love it! I found the idea (and the instructions) for this little gem here. Those Eighteen 25 girls always have such cute ideas........

Yup-- I Stole.

Totally stole this image from here

because it goes so well with this post from her here.

And after reading said post I am definitely trying that for the month of April. 

Challenging? Yes! Worthwhile? Possibly! 

Will it cure my Target addiction?

Marty's hoping it does!!!
But more importantly....what will I do with all my free time?!?!?

Love.

Totally stealing this from here and sharing it here because I thought it was just that good.

Virtual Coffee.

Hooray! It's virtual coffee day! It's always fun to meet a friend for coffee, don't ya think?
It's Tuesday today already, can you believe it?? Yesterday went by in a blink of the eye.

Not to mention that it's Valentine's Day! Do you have big plans??
My plans involve taking the big guy for this this afternoon.

Yes, I'll admit, it's probably more for me than him, because he isn't a huge fan of coffee shop coffee-- he's happier when I brew his favorite Starbuck's flavor at home-- but he usually goes along fairly willingly when Caribou offers their buy one- get one deal.

I found a new recipe to cook tonight for dinner. (click here for the recipe)
It looks good. And sounds easy enough. Maybe not the healthiest, but it's Valentine's Day-- healthy eating is off on Valentine's Day, right?! I'll let you know what we think of it......

 

Other than that, there isn't a whole lot going on with us. 

I am going to Iowa with my Mom this weekend. Looking forward to a weekend away and hopefully a bit of shopping. 

I am sort of questioning my decision to pile on the extra classes this semester for school. It's a lot more work than I was expecting. BUT the time is going fast-- only 3 1/2 more weeks this semester before I get a two week break. And THEN I only have four classes left.......nice!!!

I still need to get the kids' their Valentine presents. Not sure yet what I'm doing for them, but I imagine I'll figure something out as I roam the aisles of Target! 

With that being said, I need to run. Thanks for meeting me for coffee today! 

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For The Love Of Chocolate!

Oh my gosh, these look sooooo amazingly good, don't they?! Of course I can't have them, but I can still save the recipe for later.......and I can still drool in the meantime! (I wonder just how many calories drooling burns???)

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies
Recipe by Our Best Bites, inspired by Martha Stewart
1 chocolate cake mix (we prefer Duncan Hines)
1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
2 eggs
12 large marshmallows
1/2 c. melted butter
1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 c. evaporated milk
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Make It!
Preheat oven to 350. Combine cake mix, eggs, and shortening in the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer and mix until well combined. Drop dough by the tablespoon onto a baking sheet and bake for about 8-10 minutes or until the cookies appear done but are still soft in the center.

While the cookies are baking, use a pair of kitchen shears to cut each marshmallow in half. When the cookies have baked, remove the pan from the oven and place a marshmallow half on each cookie, cut side down. Return the pan to the oven for about 2 minutes. Remove from oven and very gently push each marshmallow down. Allow to cool completely and repeat with remaining cookie dough.

When the cookies have cooled completely, combine the powdered sugar and cocoa powder in a large bowl. Add melted butter, vanilla, and evaporated milk and beat on high until smooth, light, and fluffy. Transfer the frosting to an icing bag fitted with a large tip and swirl onto the cookies. Makes 24 cookies.

Thank you Our Best Bites! I couldn't have drooled without you!