First things first.

Oh my goodness. I didn’t realize just how long it had been since I blogged!! AH.

Let me catch you up on a few things that transpired since the end of May-the last time I posted. A dear friend, Nikki, and her roommate Sarah came for a visit. Nikki and I go way back, and it’s always so great to see her and catch up on life. She too works for a not for profit, and knows all the joys and heartache that it entails! We always have much to compare and chat about, and every time I see her, I just miss her more!!

It was so much fun to have more visitors, and especially two fun girls! We had such a great time visiting  beaches, eating out, touring downtown, doing some shopping, and just catching up on life. They were able to spend a few days with us, and then went off to explore more of Nicaragua.  We had some quality time just us girls, time with Eliana too of course, and Nikki is so sweet with her! Eliana was fascinated with Nikki-she loves women’s higher pitched voices, and Nikki wears fun jewelry that Eliana loved grabbing on to!

Here are a few photos of our time together.

 

Nikki meeting Eliana !

 

We all got dressed up and went out to dinner-they loved the place we took them too-a bbq type place with perfectly cooked yummy meat!!
Brandon watched Eliana while went out for coffee-it was so nice to have girl time!!

 

 

Hanging out at home, Nikki loving on Eliana.
What a dear friend she is, how I love her!!

 

It was such a treat to have her and Sarah come and visit.  I’m so thankful for her, so thankful we have kept in touch over the years (we’ve been friends since high school!!) She is such a treasure.

Yesterday.

I missed yesterday.

But in my defense, there was no internet. I am not accountable for posting when there is no internet! I may have had all day, and only remembered late last night right before I went to bed, but my intentions were there!  I was actually kind of relived, I didn’t have much to say.

So today I would like to use yesterday and today’s post to catch you up on our amazing trip back to the States!

Bake some cookies.

It’s  my second day of trying to post everyday, and I’m already at a loss of what to say. I know, I might be re-thinking this idea.

So for now, how about a great new recipe? This one is a great dessert and super easy too!

These are Rolo stuffed cookies. So fast, so easy, and amazing. You won’t be disappointed.

1 pkgRolo’s

1 box Devils Food Cake mix

2 eggs

1/3 c. oil

Mix cake mix, oil, and eggs. Take a small ball of dough and form a ball around the rolo. (Only use enough dough to cover the rolo so it can spread through the cookie.) Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 7-8 minutes. Yields about 3 dozen.

The funny part? I can’t even make these here, cause I have yet to find rolos in this country! What a tragedy eh?  It’s  what we missionaries in Haiti used to joke and call “First World problems in the Third World”. We talked about starting a blog about it, there was some pretty funny things we came up with!
 You want a few more examples?
1. The stinkin’ internet isn’t fast enough to stream movies. (Hello-you are complaining when you have a. electricity b. internet c. your own personal laptop?!!)
2. I can’t think of anymore right now! Somebody help me out here!!