My predicament:
- I wanted to make cookies
- I was feeling too lazy to make cookies from scratch
- I had a box of brownie mix on hand
What’s a girl to do?
Make brownie mix cookies, naturally! 
I figured that if it’s possible to make cookies from cake mix, then it had to be possible to make cookies from brownie mix.
Thank goodness for Google! A quick internet search lead to me eHow’s instructions for how to make chocolatey cookies from a box of brownie mix. 
I followed eHow’s instructions, but added half of a cup of crushed peppermint candies to the batter for a festive touch.
Fresh out of the oven, the cookies were super chewy and delicious! We loved them. But after cooling for more than an hour they hardened up a bit and weren’t quite as tasty. Still good, but more crispy than chewy. 
With cookies in our bellies, Ryan and I packed Sadie into the car, and headed to the post office en route to the dog park.
While Ryan waited in the car with the dog, I went inside to mail a package and saw Adonal Foyle who used to play for the Orlando Magic! I really wanted to tell him I was going to the game tonight, but I resisted and simply mailed my package.
Dog Park
Once back in the car Ryan gave me the dish on Adonal Foyle while we drove to the dog park. I’m not the biggest sports fan, but I love learning about all of the “behind the scenes” stuff. Fortunately Ryan knows a plethora of information about nearly every professional sport so he keeps me entertained.
Sadie’s tail began to wag when we pulled into the parking lot of the dog park. She got even more excited when we opened up the trunk and busted out the Chuckit! 
This thing is a shoulder-saver and can make even the sissiest throwers appear to have a great arm. Love it.
Thanks to the Chuckit, I went from a girly thrower to Nolan Ryan! (<—Yes, I had to ask Ryan for the name of a good baseball pitcher.)
Don’t mess with me!
Ryan’s impression of my Chuckit-throwing facial expressions…
Very nice. Keep it up, funny boy.
Don’t forget I have all sorts of great pictures of you at my fingertips… 
Muhaha!
Clearly we had a good time at the dog park, but I think Sadie had the best time of all fetching ball after ball after ball.
Now that the dog’s exercise has been checked off our to-do list, it’s time to get ready to head to my work’s Christmas party!
Off to decide what to wear!
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Those are some great pictures of Sadie!
You an Ryan are too cute!
My ex used to take pics of himself like that with my camera all the time!
We are still good friends though!
Silly boys!:)
Those cookies look just like a thin little brownie!So chewy! Nom Nom!!!
Matt was leaning over my shoulder when I was reading your latest post and remarked…
“Baby, I may have to cheat on you…with Peanut Butter Finger’s desserts.”
He thinks he’s soooooo funny! 🙂
Sadie is adorable!
Have fun tonight! 🙂
hahaha love the goofy pics! i love “meeting” celebrities. i met seth curry (a duke bball player) once on duke campus. my friend spotted him and we followed him for like 5 mins before i had the courage to ask him for a pic. im pretty sure he was freaked out hahahaha 😛
Your black pants look soo comfortable…where did you get them?
Happy holidays!
BCBG!
Adonal Foyle- doesn’t he work as a consultant now?
I need to try cookies from brownie/cake mix. No doubt they’re super tasty!
I recently added crushed candy canes to a brownie mix and it turned out FABULOUS!! The candy melted into the brownies and got a sweet chewiness all throughout.
Such a great question! I no longer live near my family (I live in CA and they in VA), so I’d choose a place like NC or PA – close enough to drive home for long weekends, but far enough away to still have some space 🙂
Ha..Tell your better half good pick on a name for a great Pitcher! Nolan “The Express” Ryan…he could “chuck” it with the best of um
Those cookies sound so good! And I bet if you undercooked them a bit they wouldn’t get hard like that!
i love how cute Sadie is!! seriously loving that denseness of those cookies!
Brownie cookies are the best idea! I can almost taste all the chewy edges now as I type…must make…yum!
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