I may or may not have a love affair with sticky notes

I am seriously in love with sticky notes. I think they may be the best thing ever. 90% of my organization and planning is backed entirely by sticky notes. Even though I just made that number up. It's probably more than that. I use them for everything- bookmarking readings in my textbooks, writing down quick lists, notes to myself or to Ms. Tiffany, and to keep myself on track for finals week. But first you'll have to get through the weekend.

Friday
Friday was Titans Take on Hunger, a charity event put on by USRH's Foods Committee and Reeve Union Board (RUB).


Instead of offering the multiple choices Blackhawk Commons usually has for lunch, only soup, salad, cheese pizza, and make your own sandwiches were offered. All of the money saved by doing this was donated to a local food pantry instead.

Saturday
Best Saturday ever. Period. First, I went on a sleigh ride through a nature preserve with my Aunt Anne, Uncle Chris, and W. We saw all kinds of cool animals, like albino deer, buffalo, elk, foxes, raccoons, and a skunk.


W enjoying the sleigh ride. We learned all kinds off cool facts about the animals. Like that skunks and raccoons like cookies.


You know who else likes cookies? Everyone. Which is why we ended up baking over 100 of them Saturday afternoon. That should hold me over through finals!

Sunday
Before coming back to school on Sunday, I played a few rounds of hide and seek with W. He's truly a master of disguise.


Or, he would be if he didn't always hide in the same spot.

Monday
And here's where my love of sticky notes comes in. Keeping me on track to the final two weeks of before break. There's for each of my classes (though math and geology are combined since they require basically the same things), USRH, meetings for the next two weeks, and important dates.


Yes, I am definitely in love with them.

Breakfast

I woke up kind of early this morning (for a college student on summer vacation, anyway), so I decided it would be a good idea to make a real breakfast for myself.


Hash browns with bacon and cheese and a big glass of orange juice. It was delicious, if I do say so myself. I wish I could say it was a good start to a productive day, but I didn't really do a whole lot. I watched Yes Man with B, then walked around Kohl's and the mall until it was time to pick mom up from work.

Most Wonderful Cookies EVER

When I was little, my great grandma would make these cookies. They were my favorite then, and are still my favorite now. They're also a big hit with most of my friends. So, since I'm going to visit Ben and Jon in their new apartment, I'm making a batch to take up for them. Here's the process, from dough to cookie:


The dough is supposed to be chilled, so it's easiest to make the dough the day before and stick it in the fridge over night.


Once you roll out the dough balls, you roll them in sugar.


The final product! The recipe should make ~3 dozen, unless you have a family like mine, where we eat a ton of the dough before it has a chance to be made into cookies.

Here's the recipe:
Mix
3/4 cup of butter
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup of molasses

Add
2 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/8 tsp. salt

Mix well and chill. Form into small balls, then roll them in sugar and place on a cookie sheet. Do not press down.

Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Do not over bake.