Hi there.
We finally got snow! It might be just an inch but enough to make things look pretty. Duncan couldn’t believe it….white flakes finally arrived.
Finally!
Pretty soon he’ll be wearing his ridiculous snowsuit.
I came home from work on Friday and had some freelance work to do. Good thing my Girl Scout cookie order arrived. I paired it with a nice Cabernet and hit the ground running.
Time to start the weekend…..
Saturday morning I ran a local 5k trail run literally 10 minutes from my house. It was held at Duncan’s and my favorite park.
Pink ribbons marked the trail. Photo: King of the Mountain Events
I really enjoyed it. I will be running these trails more for sure.
On Saturday evening, I packed up my nice little portable life (cookies, wine, my laptop and the doodle) and headed over to Mr. SOTSS’ house for the remainder of this nice long weekend.
Cookies, wine, laptop and Duncan….ok let’s go!
We saw the movie Sisters. OMG so funny! Not PG, but SO FUNNY!
best theater ever…recliners
Yesterday we took the dogs on a really muddy 3 hour hike. Hiking is one of our favorite things to do. The dogs agree. =) I always laugh how the first 2 hours I’m fine and then my legs get tired and I start tripping over every single tree route and then I get cranky. Mr. SOTSS knows when the wheels start to fall off the bus but somehow he gets me to continue a little farther without me realizing it.
Chester!
I have this strange obsession with moss. I’m fascinated by it.
I’m coming ma!
There were lots of mountain bikers in the park so they must use this ramp. Notice duncan’s muddy dipped feet
My secret selfie. LOL!
The boys
After hiking we grabbed a bite to eat and then ran a few errands. Mr. SOTSS has been renovating his bathroom so we made a pit stop to The Home Depot for a few things. He’s up to the electrical….
I don’t know why but I love the way Home Depot smells.
And then we picked up the ingredients to make toffee doodle cookies. I had one at Starbucks the other day and it was so good I decided I needed to find a similar recipe and bake them.
Toffee Doodles!
Fresh outta the oven
If you’re interested, here’s the recipe.
The dogs relaxed after their hike.
This morning started with coffee, freelance work and two dogs for company while Mr. SOTSS fixed his door lock and then went to work on his bathroom.
Working at my house and working at Mr. SOTSS’ house are pretty much the same only I have two dogs cuddled on the couch next to me
Mr. Fixit!
After a few hours of working I went for a short run. It was COLD and WINDY!
must have ears covered when it’s windy and in the 20s
The exposed skin was only an issue for the first 1/2 mile and then I warmed up enough that it didn’t bother me
Now I’m back home and I realized that I forgot to take some of those toffee doodle cookies home with me! So Mr. SOTSS scored at least a dozen all for himself. Good thing I still have plenty of Girl Scout cookies to get me through the week 🙂
What is your favorite type of cookie? Do you like soft or crunchy cookies?
My fave GS cookie is the Thanks A Lots, shortbread on one side and chocolate dipped on the other. GS cookie varieties are regional so I have to drive to the OC to find Thanks A Lots.
My Home Depot lets us bring our dogs inside with us! That’s seriously the best thing about HD!
Dogs at HD? Duncan is jealous! 🙂
Soft cookies are the best!
Looks like you guys had a fun long weekend! Are you ready for the snow we’re supposed to get this weekend?
Yes! I’m so ready. I have no plans on Saturday so I can frolic with Duncan. 🙂
Sounds like an excellent plan! 🙂
Those cookies look so good and what a cute name! Way to get a3 hour home in that’s alot of walking!
thanks for sharing the recipe! I cannot wait to make them!
Your dog is darling!!!!
I promise you’ll love them!