Cookies @ MindSay

I went for an bike ride yesterday. A little over an hour, found the library, found a cool playground, figured out that I should find someplace other than Main Street to bike (oops), figured out that it's half an hour from my dorm to one place I'd like to work...cool.

 

And I was feeling pretty proud of myself for getting some exercise, burning the extra calories, etc. I'm rather aware of the concept of the Freshman Fifteen, and that I happen to enjoy food, so I figure getting some sort of regular exercise is the only way I'll keep it from being the Freshman Twenty or something.

 

So, get back, doing some journal time...and then Jubilee comes into the kitchen and decides to make chocolate-chip cookies before the movie (every few weeks, there's a free movie on campus). And, she informs me, I'm going to be eating some of them. As in, about half.

 

Well, crud.

 

They were really good cookies, though.

After finding moldy bagels this morning and making an unproductive Circuit City venture (they had exactly what I needed, but not for a Mac, I overdid it with the desserts.

"Mac Enthusiast" which I've never  been to was closed, so I went to the Apple Store at the Grove. On the way there I got my favorite:

1. Marzipan Bone

A lady got a pumpkin tart and I wanted it so bad. But then I saw a

2. Swedish Macaroon Cake (pics to come soon). Obviously, I was good and decided to get the Pumpkin Tart next time.

I found what I needed at the Mac store and the items seemed to be cheaper than their PC counterparts.

So I went to the Cheesecake Factory and decided on the Carmel Pecan Turtle Cheesecake, because I had saved money. When I walked up (a flight of stairs) to the counter, it seemed the items on display were different than what was on their menu. It was okay, because I got their:

3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake.

On the way back, I saw Bob's Donuts. In fact, the next time I went to The Grove, I was going to go to Bob's, because they are supposed to be the #1 Donut shop in L.A. So I stopped and got a

4. New Orleans Beignet! The deal of the night. Not only from a top rated donut shop, but the total came to $.95!!

I decided that since I had saved so much and since you only live once it would be an absolute waste not to go back to my favorite place to get the

5. Pumpkin Tart!!!!!!!!!!!

The story has a happy ending.  You see, I am not going to eat all the desserts in one night. However, learning a lesson from the moldy bagels, I am planning to eat these desserts quite soon!

(don't even ask me to explain how last night I ordered Lychee and ate a candy bar at work today)

I must have the sweetest tooth in the world. Cavity time.

Kids CREW has started and there's some new faces.  All girls, all different, all starting on Monday.  Hmm, should be interesting.

 

Not unlike the weather.  I wore jeans yesterday after I got my hair cut.  It's just a tad bit shorter.  I can't wait to dye it.  Just dark brown, dark, dark brown.  It's my sassy eastern European side.  It only comes out in the winter, along with my "arm fur" as Gaige so delightfully calls it...

 

Speaking of Gaige, haven't heard from him in awhile...  He's been really busy with football and school starting.  He seemed sad when he left.  And I'm pretty sure it wasn't because of me!  But you know, I bet I'll be just as sad when I leave...

 

Psyche. 

 

Unless I find something that would make me want to stay in this one horse town more than 365 days, well, THEN I would be sad.

 

My show's on now, Psych and the olympics.  Pretty big deal you know.  I'm watching the swimming part.  Mike goes for another gold.  Mmm, I can't resist a nutty detective and men in Speedos.  And I don't mean the little "women's" version that the old school wore.  Yikes, that's just not natural.

 

holla.

I'm just going to take a deep breath and post all of the photos from our May Day/Beltaine. So you are warned...

14 photos.



Here was our little May-Pole with Savannah and I decorating it.


My bleeding hearts are in bloom.




Josh's new Schwinn.










Our little notes that we wrote for bringing more passion into a relationship or attracting a love.


The May Pole afterwards.


Leif working on his note.


I let Savannah play with the May Pole afterwards.


The Ginger cookies I made for the special day.




So was that too much? Too many pictures? I have more pictures tomorrow but I'll break that one up into two days worth. It should make it a little easier.

with Oreos, it seems the chocolate taste is a little bit off and way too sugary.

I tried these on sale:

and Mmmm they're good.