A Little Time Off and A Little Taste of Home

If there is one thing I have learned from becoming an "adult", it is that you have to take full advantage of your days off. Recently, my life has been moving at 100 mph and my to-do list is ever growing. It was like a dream this week to have two days off, in a row, with no other commitments. I was able to deep clean my apartment, catch up on all my laundry, and do some much needed grocery shopping (it had been over two weeks!). The two days sped by, but I was also able to enjoy the pretty spring weather and get a few good runs in. I even did a little reading, which aided in me getting some much needed extra sleep (Charles Dickens is great, but A Tale of Two Cities is kind of a snoozer).

Oh, and did I mention I did some baking? I couldn't think of a better way to end my time off than baking a batch of cookies. Now, I realize that I need to branch out and make something other than cookies on my blog soon (suggestions anyone?), but I was looking for an easy recipe to curb my sweet tooth, and Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies fit the bill.

There is something about oatmeal cookies that gives off a comforting and home-like vibe. I think it's the rustic essence the oatmeal gives the cookies that reminds me of home and my small, rural town. Sometimes it's the little things that make you just a little happier inside.

The recipe I used for my cookies was simply pulled from allrecipes.com. If I had been at home, I would have taken full advantage of the old church cookbook my mom has, as I'm pretty partial to the recipes I have tried from it, and if I remember right the oatmeal cookie recipe is a great one. I'm confident there is no better collection of recipes than one that comes out of a group of church ladies.