Monday Night Dinner

Meet my friends:  Jackie, Jennie, Jolie, and Tarrah.

Yes, there are a lot of J's in our group.

We all met when we joined the same sorority at UW almost 10 years ago.

(Ten years ago...that makes me feel old.)

In our sorority, we had mandatory chapter dinner every Monday night.

After college, the Monday night dinner tradition continued.

Because I've been away from Seattle for the past five years

(again, I feel old...I've been out of college for five years!),

I haven't been to too many MND's.

This Monday I hosted my first one!

After dinner I taught my friends all my cookie decorating secrets.

Okay, I don't really have any secrets...but I showed them how it's done.

Very impressed with their decorating skills!

Yummy Mummies!

These guys are pretty silly, no?

They didn't turn out quite like I'd hoped,

but they're still some very YUMMY MUMMIES!

Ahhhhh!

Don't be frightened!

They're not really Frankensteins, just cookies!

Don't worry...even if they did have some sort of crazy Frankenstein  power, 

my friends gobbled them all up so they can't get you now.

Happy Halloween!

3-Day for the Cure

As I mentioned in my last post, I recently participated in the

  Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure.

 Each year I participate in this event, 

I learn more about the power of hope and the strength and resiliency carries with them.  

It is truly inspiring!

Over the past two years, I've been very lucky to be on the Starbucks team 

(my walking mate, Jennie, works there). 

These ladies have not only provided fabulous support through all 60 miles of the walk, 

but have helped me big time when it comes to fundraising!  

So thankful to know you, Suzie, Jun, Tanhya, and Jennie!

P.S.  Yes, I realize I'm in a bit of a swirl design rut, but I just love how they turn out!  I promise some new fun designs for the Halloween season!

PINK!

Following my entirely PINK weekend walking the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure,

 I was going through pink withdrawals, so I though I'd make some pink cookies!  

These were really the first cookies I've made since I moved to Seattle and 

I could not find anything I needed!  As I unpacked, I must have shoved all my cookies making supplies into random corners, because it took FOREVER to find anything!  

Oh well!  Now I'm all organized and ready to make the next batch!

The Summer of Peach Pies

I can't even count how many batches of these peach pies I made this summer! 

There are two reasons they were pretty much constently popping out of the oven:

1.  So easy to make!

2.  Sooooo yummmmy!

Really, they're so easy!  Just chop up some peaches,

 throw in some sugar, flour, and vanilla to coat the peaches...

exact measurements not necessary...

fold 'em into some dough (no, I did not make the dough myself...

that would make them NOT easy)...and voila... delicious peach pies!

Throughout the summer, there were boysenberry and cherry varieties as well,

 but peach was the stand-out favorite!

Picnic Time!

I put these cookies together for my dad's company's summer picnic.

Now, clearly you can't tell from the pictures, but these cookies are actually PURPLE and green.

Yep, purple, not blue!

I can't seem to make a purple cookie without the frosting photographing like it's either blue or black! 

Oh well, at least they still look pretty!

Going to the Chapel!

My wonderful friend, Sheena, is getting married this weekend!

My mom and I were so lucky to be part of her bridal brunch yesterday morning. 

The proceeds from these cookies will be donated to The Mission Continues,

a non-profit organization started by her fiance, Eric.

Happy Birthday, Judge!

This summer, I've been interning with Judge Plese in the Spokane Superior Court.
It's been a fantastic experience, mostly because Judge Plese is so fantastic!
We celebrated her birthday this week with a quick party between trials.
Happy birthday, Judge Plese!

50 years old! YIKES!

This weekend, we celebrated my Uncle Marco's 50 birthday! 

Yes, I did say 50!

He's the youngest of my madre's four siblings.

So, needless to say, they're all feeling a bit old right now, hehe.

Even though he's 50, I'm fairly certain he's the youngest 50 year-old you'll ever meet.

In fact, my Uncle Dave bought him a fancy-pants skateboard for his birthday.

He's working on his first trick:

DOING A HANDSTAND ON THE SKATEBOARD!

How many 50 year-olds do you know who can do that?!

It was really wonderful to get to celebrate his big 5-0 with the whole family.

Happy birthday, Uncle Marco!