Doing the Things I Love

This is a pre-Friday post in anticipation of a hectic work morning tomorrow.  It is because of that ever-so anticipated work day that I took full advantage of my evening alone tonight.  Jesse and a friend hit the movie theater, leaving me home alone to relax and do whatever my little heart desires.

I'm sure I can speak for 99.9% of American wives when I say that when my husband is away for the night, the number one thing that I do is SKIP cooking dinner.  Well, I guess it can't be 99.9% since 90% of those wives are also mamas.  I stand corrected--.9% enjoy the bowl of cereal as I do.  Woohoo!

Tonight I decided I was going to enjoy the evening by doing something  I thoroughly love but rarely make time for: BAKING.  And, because my mom insists that she likes reading my blogs but prefers photos, I have included a little montage for her...

Feeling pretty is important when baking, so a string of pearls graced my neck.

My mother always taught me an apron was a baking must.

Chocolate Chip Sticks.  A new recipe to me, and definitely one to repeat!

Snickerdoodles...or as our Australian friends would put it, "Snick-ah Doodles."

 While my goodies baked in the oven, I changed the sheets on the bed, started a load of laundry, put clean clothes away, picked up the house, and washed the dirty dishes...Oh, and I tried on my new bathing suit!!!

Either I've completely lost my mind or I'm very brave for posting this photo....

So, there you have it.  Heather getting to do the things she loves...baking, cleaning, organizing, and now writing about it...it helps that the medium sized swimsuit was a tad bit too big too! Happy Friday!
Father's Day post coming soon...