Friday Random & Recipe

Yay for Friday!  So, I originally wanted to post my 24 week bump update today, but I’m lazy and did not get to taking a picture/do the chalkboard thing.  BUT, I promise it will come next week!
-I can’t believe I’m 24 weeks.  Only a few more weeks until I enter the 3rd and final trimester!
-We have received a crap ton of deliveries (I’m not mad about it) for the nursery.  SOOOO excited to get the little gal’s room fixed up.
-Speaking of deliveries, we had a company deliver some furniture this week and they proceeded to run over our mailbox.  As in completely ruin it.  Right now we cannot receive mail.  Such a pain in the butt!
-We ran out of Brutus’ food the other morning so I had to give him biscuits/treats for breakfast.  I put about 5 biscuits in his bowl and the little guy couldn’t believe his luck.  Seriously he pranced around the house a couple of times before digging in because he couldn’t believe I was giving him treats for breakfast!!
-We rented Safe Haven the other night and I was disappointed.  It was pretty slow and I didn’t love the actors.  I didn’t think there was any chemistry!
-My birthday is Sunday so we have a busy weekend planned.  I hope you all have a great one!
In honor of the birthday week, I made Birthday Cake Chocolate Chip Cookies via the best dessert blog ever!!  These were super yummy and contained everything I love!


Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups cake mix
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sprinkles
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 2 cups coarsely chopped Birthday Cake Golden Oreos **I used the original golden Oreos because I could not find the birthday cake

How to Make

1. In a bowl of your stand mixer cream butter and sugar together for about a minutes until light and fluffy. Add in eggs one at a time.  Add vanilla and beat until smooth.
2. With mixer on low add in baking soda, salt, flour and cake mix, stirring until mixture just comes together.
3. With mixer still on low add in sprinkles, chocolate chips, and chopped Oreos. Stir until evenly incorporated.
4. Chill dough for at least 2 hours, an overnight is better.
5. When ready to bake preheat oven to 350°
6. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and form dough into round balls, placing them 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
7. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes until edges are slightly golden. **Mine baked for 13 minutes…I must make large cookies!
8. Allow to cool on baking sheet for 3 minutes and then transfer to wire rack to continue cooling.

Enjoy!