yesterday i set out to make a special welcome-back-to-canada dessert for Marcia & Tim, who were staying at our place again during their layover before flying home finally. SO. i estimated i would have to start at 2pm to be totally done by 5pm. i was a few minutes late in starting, but no big deal right? so i started with the crust: 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips, 5 T. melted butter. i mixed that altogether and poured it into the pan - except it sure didn't look like it would cover the bottom. wait a minute! 1/2 CUPS?? i frantically googled the recipe name (for that is where if found this fab dessert), and sure enough ONE and a half cups. AAAAAAHHHH!!! i only bought enough in bulk from superstore for a 1/2 cup! so what did i do? threw on my running gear and bolt-wait i should probably double check the rest of the recipe to make sure i'm not missing anything else; nope i'm good-ed out the-wait i have to go to the bathroom, oh and i should probably put on sunscreen-door and RAN all the way to the market which is normally a 10 minute walk away, and is up a huge hill and then down. once there, graham cracker crumbs are of course with the graham crackers, not with the baking stuff like silly people might think (ha....ha), AND for one little box they wanted $4.99!! Lucky them, i had no choice. So i bought it, sprinted out the door and ran the whole way back to my place. Now by this time i am slightly wired and pumping adrenaline, so after i added the extra cup of graham crumbs, i was like i gotta do something with all this energy so i did the shred! i was supposed to do it anyways that day, but it was nice to actually feel like doing it :) the rest of the recipe went alright, minus raw egg dripping down my leg...i wonder if i'll get the messiest cook award in school?

then i sat down on the couch and was like "whoa. i am SO tired!" but phil came home soon after and we went to the airport to pick up Marcia & Tim and then headed to Red Robin, because they were really craving some good old Canadian cheeseburgers! you can't beat the steak fries either :) Afterwards they showed us ALL their pictures (so awesome), and we ate the dessert! which was gooooooood. They're called Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars :O