Am I a Bakeaholic?

So I have come to realize that I have a slight addiction to baking. It is not so much that I want to eat the sweets, as I really just enjoy baking. I enjoy measuring, mixing, scooping, timing, and yes I do take a taste (or two) in the end.

Chocolate Chip Muffins
(with a little too much chocolate, if that's even possible)

I have recently started to bake at least 3 things a week. Saturday mornings are my ideal time because it is my one day off at home and I can bake before Kevin ever wakes up.

Needless to say I am well on my way to reaching my goal of baking 30 new recipes this year. In fact, I only have a few more recipes left before the goal is met. :-)

Homemade Oreo Cookies

If anyone ever wants a sweet treat, feel free to stop by because I always seem to have containers full of sweets with no one to eat them.

Here's to hoping that I continue to love baking and I continue to find other who are willing to eat my baking creations :-)

Is 99 years enough?

This past Thursday, April 8 2010, a wonderful man ended his 99 year journey through life.

Kevin's grandfather, Bop, was one of the most amazing people. He had a calmness and passion to just have fun. He lived a life that extended through the invention of cars, TV's, computers and countless other things, but it was the simple things he enjoyed the most. Bop loved his crossword puzzles, back massages, bingo, and simply spending time with family.

Bop ended his 99 years in life but will live on in our hearts and minds for eternity.

All I can say is 99 years is more than enough time to live life if you thoroughly enjoy every moment.

Here's to living your life and taking advantage of every opportunity that presents itself to you, and if you are lucky enough to live 99 amazing years, you will have lived each year to it's fullest.

May we remember Bop for the wonderful man he was, the amazing family he and Buba raised, and the knowledge and passion he has passed on to everyone he has met. 0:-)

Waste of a Saturday?

So am I the only person that feels like noon on a Saturday marks the day as almost over. I am lying on the couch typing this blog feeling like I have wasted away the day. Kevin, as usual, is still asleep even though we were supposed to leave the house 45 minutes ago to go to the Campbell Easter parade. Considering it starts in about half an hour, I can conclude we will not make it.

Lying around doing nothing makes me want the day to just be over. I have already wasted enough hours, why not waste the rest of the day too.

Not sure if anything will get done today....the only thing I am sure of is that today feels like a waste and it is hard to change that feeling around :-(

Here's to hoping something gets done today.

EDIT: we ended up going to a 41 acre pakr in the almaden hills and taking a 2 hour hike....yep, something did get done :-)