Graham Cracker Brownies- I could eat a whole pan

2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 32 squares)

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 teaspoon baking powder

Pinch of salt

1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Spread into a greased 8-inch square baking pan
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

-L

Business Trip

So.....guess who is on a business trip! That is right, I am writing this from the Fairfield Inn in Ogden, Utah. My coworker (guess who feels like a big-shot using all these fancy business words ;) Patti and I left yesterday after work  in our company van (2008 Sienna what what!!!!) I work at Head Start and am going to a 2 day class. Patti is my boss from Michigan and Tennessee and her life/stories are twins with a Fannie Flag novel! She does accents and everything. Patti is the bomb! She too is obsessed with Gone with the Wind and we bonded by trading inventory of our GWTW memorabilia  (I have ornaments, she has plates). We pulled up last night and were pumped because a Cracker Barrel was right next to our hotel. Head Start (our "company" ;) gave us an allowance, so I thought what the he$$ I'll go all out! I have never been to CB, but since my dream is to be Southern, I was all kinds of curious. Thoughts on Cracker Barrel...ya barf. I had a plate of fried food, and was trying to be all cultural and ordered turnip greens. Needless to say they were untouched since I'm not really a fan of my vegetables tasting like bacon. When I got up to my hotel room I was in love. Call me white trash, but I love staying in hotels and the Fairfield Inn is good enough for me! I mean it's no Best Western, but you can't have it all right? I threw my bag on the generic tempur-pedic bed and started dancing to the song "Finally it's happened to me..." ya not really :) I went to my 7 hour class today, and afterward went shopping with Patti at the nearby Layton Mall. So much fun! Then we went to a BBQ place and now I am in bed watching Mob Wives on VH1. Just living the dream! -L

So, I am now a proud owner of a laptop. If the truth must be told, I accidentally stepped on my last one, fondly known as "Dinosaur". It was big and breathy and was always overheating and having meltdowns if I left it on the carpet for too long. I was using my sisters for 4 months but when she moved back home last week..... Anyway, I have a MacBook! Yay for impulse buys! So is it alarming that I really only wanted a laptop because I was missing all of my shows? They were neglected and I can't handle not being in the know for all those characters! Also, I have a book recommendation: The Guernsey Literacy and Potato Peel Pie Society. First off, it just sounds literary and important. The title is so satisfying to say. This is a girl book, but I believe many an easygoing guy would also enjoy it as well. It's perfect for when you're in the mood to pretend you are British. Well I'm off to work so just believe me when I say read the book (yes I'm aware this was a horrible review. It sounds like I'm a fourth grader.) -Lauren