So for the Superbowl I was asked to bring a sweet treat to our little party. Little did I know they would be such a big hit. Peanut butter and chocolate, two essential sweet treats put together is divine! My boyfriend couldnt get enough and I have had requests to make more. So here is the recipe. I found it on http://sisterscafe.blogspot.com/ Enjoy!

Magic in the Middle Cookies
These chocolate cookies have a surprise in the middle... a peanut butter surprise. Yum! I saw these on My Kitchen Cafe and had to give them a try. They are super fun if you are needing a change from good ol' chocolate chip. This recipe is a bit more time consuming than the average cookie though- so for me it will be reserved for a special treat! Enjoy! (..and don't over bake)

from King Arthur Flour Blog
submitted by Brittany

Chocolate Dough
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar (plus extra for dredging)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk

Peanut butter filling
3/4 cup peanut butter, crunchy or smooth, your choice
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. To make the dough: In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In another medium-sized mixing bowl, beat together the sugars, butter, and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and the egg, beating to combine, then stir in the dry ingredients, blending well.

2. To make the filling: In a small bowl, stir together the peanut butter and confectioners sugar until smooth. With floured hands or a teaspoon scoop, roll the filling into 26 one-inch balls.

3. To shape the cookies: Scoop 1 tablespoon of the dough (a lump about the size of a walnut), make an indentation in the center with your finger and place one of the peanut butter balls into the indentation. (I thought it was easiest to just separate the dough into 26 pieces like the filling so I didn't run out or have lots of leftovers.) Bring the cookie dough up and over the filling, pressing the edges together cover the center; roll the cookie in the palms of your hand to smooth it out. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.

4. Roll each rounded cookie in granulated sugar, and place on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between cookies. Use the bottom of a drinking glassto flatten each cookie to about 1/2-inch thick.

5. Bake the cookies for 7 to 9 minutes, or until they're set and you can smell chocolate. Remove them from the oven, and cool on a rack.

Crazy Eights

Time for Crazy eights list and tags! I tag Mindy, Crystal, Jill, Nikki, Becca, and anyone else that wants to do it! :)

8 fav TV shows
1. Greys Anatomy
2. E.R.
3. Private Practice
4. 24
5. Biggest Loser
6. What Not To Wear
7. Anything on the Food Network
8. CSI, any of them

8 things I did yesterday:

1. Sat in class for 6 hrs
2. Worked for 5 hrs
3. Worked on a paper and fell asleep staring at the screen
4. Went to Walmart
5. Gave showers to three cute little ladies
6. Tried to watch Freedom Writers
7. Got frustrated with stupid drivers and no parking
8. Wasted time reading blogs

8 things I look forward to:

1. Getting the first chapter of my paper done and turned in
2. Getting to sleep in on Sat
3. Hanging out with my boy
4. Losing weight
5. Warm weather
6. Being done with school, at least with my BA
7. Vacation, just not sure when or where
8. Finding the man of my dreams.....

8 Favorite Restaurants:

1. Costa Vida
2. Pizza Factory
3. Paradise Cafe
4. Cheesecake Factory
5. Chillis
6. Gloria's Little Italy
7. Pier 49 Pizza
8. Kneaders

8 things on my wish list:

1. be completely done with school
2. a house of my own
3. no more worries about money
4. lose weight
5. have my family free of illness
6. more time in the day to sleep
7. contact with old friends
8. my dream job


(This Picture can be found @ haleysonson.com. There are some great flower pics)

What a week it has been. I seem to never be able to fully catch up and it is killing me! I used to be good at staying on top of my assignments etc at school but this semester it has seemed to all go out the window. I get so frustrated about it sometimes and just dont really know what to do to fix it all. I wonder if I will ever feel in control again.
On a happier note, my weekend was good. I got to spend most of it with my "boy toy" as my friends like to call him. He moved this last week so I helpd him put his house together, or at least tried to get rid of some of the boxes. We went over to one of our friend's house and had a little superbowl party. Sadly our team lost but we had some really good food and enjoyed just hanging out.
I guess there is always going to be bad that comes, but as long as you try and focus on the good, everything should work out right? :) Keep Smilin.


Andrew cheering on our team, the Cardinals, hence the red shirt


All of the yummy food! Man I ate way too much, but it was worth it! ;)

I have this feeling......

So I watched the inaguration via the internet at work the other day, even though I swore up and down I would have no part of it. It was alright, but I wouldnt have been sad if I had missed it! I am not going to lie, I dont really care for our new president and I just have this gut feelin that things are going to get worse before they get better. But what can you do? So a co-worker of mine posted this thing on his page about an Obama test and it tells you if you and the new President agree. So I took it, looks like we are not going to get along.... oh well! ;) Here is the link if you want to see how chummy you are with the new President.

Barack is very disappointed with me!


I only scored 24 on the Obama Test

Female mind going crazy

Sometimes I really, really, really, really hate being a female. I hate the crazy hormones that make you go up and down and high and low and not seem to be able to think straight. I really dont like the fact that females tend to worry more, especially about the little things, like if you say something off key people will totally hate you forever. I know, it sounds silly, but if you could only be inside my brain sometimes you would know exactly what I am talking about. I know that most of the time I overreact and things work out just fine, but there are those times when you just are not sure. One of my biggest problems is when it comes to people in my life that I care about and would do anything to make sure that they are happy. And then I say something a bit random and dont get a response and then my mind goes into a crazy state and wont stop. I start thinking about all of the different things they could be thinking or how I could have put it differently and basically start preparing for the worst possible situation. I am SO SICK OF IT ALL!! Please make it stop!!!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH How I hate my life. :(

Family time!!

Since this Christmas would probably be the last time that we are all together for awhile I talked my mom into getting some family pics taken. Nothing fancy, we just had one of my friends take some with her nice camera. I think they turned out pretty good, and I am not gonna lie, I think I have a pretty good looking family! ;)
For those of you who dont know my family three of my four brothers are in the miltary, hence the three strong guys. Both of my sisters are drama queens and will one day be famous for making everyone pee their pants! My youngest brother is a total gamer and is smarter than ever and a sweetheart all rolled into one. My dad stays at home and runs the house while my mom does what she loves best, being a nurse and helping people. Pretty amazing if you ask me, I dont know if I could ask for anything better.








Thanks for all your help and fabulous skills Erin, we love them! :D

Boo for SNOW!!!! :(

I hate SNOW!!! Really the only time it is good is when it stays in the mtns. I know we need the water etc but still, when snow falls all the idiots come out and it makes life miserable! I am sick of this scene:

But this is ok:

Maybe I just need to move somewhere that doesnt have much if any snow.... Any ideas??