New Kitchen

So it worked, my last post outlining the arguments about why I needed a new kitchen worked! Actually, my dad was looking for a project and my mom wasn't ready for him to start the bedroom; that's why I got my new kitchen.
I didn't even know it was happening. My husband and I went down to Indiana for Christmas. On our drive home ( a 13 hour drive) Mike told me "remind me to tell you about your last christmas present when we get home". So an agonizing 13 hours later, we arrive home. I open my front door and find my stove in my living room. The kitchen was completely gutted. Everything that was in the kitchen was put in the first floor bedroom, not how I would've arranged it, but hey, I wouldn't complain. So over the next three weeks we got our new cabinets, island, flooring, countertops, sink and the best thing ever!, a garbage disposal and dishwasher.

So my first cookies in the new kitchen? Batch #21 Peanut butter candy cookies!
These cookies are pretty incredible (but not 5 smiley face incredible, just 4 smileys). They're chunky peanut butter cookies with crushed up butterfinger bars inside of them. Side note: 5 butterfinger bars at 2.1 oz each = 16 fun size butterfinger candy bars. I made my husband figure out that math.

I made these cookies for my advocating for esl students masters class (the 15 member class takes turns bringing treats). Yes, I decided to go back to school to get my masters; I may have been on a cookie high with the I can do anything attitude when I made that decision. I'm not so sure about this whole writing a thesis thing. I may not be cut out for this program, maybe I'll just stick to cookie cut outs.