One More Day...

...and I'm off to Chicago for a nice long weekend. I never thought I'd escape to Illinois in April to get away from cold, rainy weather. Well, in truth, the nice weather is just an added bonus to the fact that I get to spend lots of quality time with my best friend, Lauren.

Today is going to be a busy day with work to finish up before heading out of town, a short paper to write, and of course packing. I guess I could have taken care of some of those things yesterday, but after class I took the afternoon off to run some errands. While out, I picked up a couple of new shirts and cardigans so I can wear an entirely different outfit (except for pants) every single day of my 4 day vacation. Having more than 3 shirts that fit feels very luxurious. How will I ever fit them all into my suitcase?

After dinner, Jesse and I took a walk around the neighborhood and decided that cookies would be a nice evening snack. So, he got to work creating some of the tastiest oatmeal raisin cookies that I've had in a while. Yes, I even requested raisins (pregnancy really messes with the brain). There's no secret to the greatness of the cookies, it came from our favorite cookbook,The New Best Recipe by Cook's Illustrated. The only modification that Jesse made was to add raisins AND chocolate chips instead of just one or the other. Mind-blowing.

I tried to capture his creative process in action, but our camera has been acting up lately and this was the only photo that was somewhat decent. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that it has one screw holding it together or that I dropped it on the floor the other afternoon and the lens got stuck open for a few minutes. I think it's time for another point and shoot. Any suggestions?