On mocha cookies for spring break

My friends in Savannah had their spring break last week. Of course, one of the highlights of my time with them was a cooking experience. My friend Steven and I had been talking about baking cookies for a long time, so we found this ridiculously rich and tasty mocha cinnamon iced cookie recipe and went to work. We didn't even let the unexpected bugs in our all-purpose flour salt our game. I love baking.

In other news, I am forever trying to decide what to pack into boxes to mail to Seattle. It's really difficult to stand in the middle of my room and prioritize things that I love vs. things that I need. Oh, the road ahead of me is a long one.

On one way plane tickets and alfredo sauce

So, there's a hint at what I've been doing lately.  

My father went to work in St. Augustine- and it's kind of tradition to make as many dishes with mushrooms as we can while he's gone. He doesn't like them so we usually don't get to eat them when he's around. One of the dishes I made was a white wine alfredo with mushrooms. It was so rich and tasty! 

More importantly, I signed my lease and sent my check out for the house in Seattle. I feel so excited and anxious and terrified. I still have about a month to get used to the fact that I'm moving across the country and nobody I know and love is coming with me. Oh, that's a scary realization. It's a really strange thing to search for one way plane tickets.

On old pictures & random beauty

I've been working and planning so much lately! I haven't really had time to do anything worth posting about- so here's a picture from last year when I payed a visit to my good friends in Savannah. I wandered into a huge crowded art festival on River St, and despite my general dislike of large amounts of people, I really liked the warm colors that came out of it.

In somewhat more exciting news, I submitted a few pictures to randomgotbeautiful and they made it up. If you're feeling like you've got nothing better to do- you can go in and look for them! I'm sure, if you're a reader of this blog, you will have seen most of them already. 

(Hint! None of them are the picture above. I submitted orange, black, & white; and if you click on my images, they will lead you right back to my blog.) 

I'll have something better to show you kids next time. Promise. :)