Spring!

This week has really made me feel like spring is actually here! It's such a wonderful feeling. Yesterday Darrell and I saw a robin in our yard and today there were birds chirping as I walked into school; the sun has been out and temperatures are above 40; and, thanks to daylight savings time (although no thanks for taking away an hour of my sleep) the sun is out longer! Sigh. Spring is my favorite.

The only issue that I'm currently having is this season of spring is putting me into a dessert pickle. You see, we're having company tomorrow, and have decided that we will bust out our grill for the first time this year. Which I'm totally excited about... But I'm totally stuck on what to do for dessert. It's still early enough in spring that any sort of fresh berry is RIDICULOUSLY expensive, so any crisp/cobbler is out. But it's too nice to do a "comfort food" pie (although, ironically, I have a pumpkin pie in the oven as I'm writing this. But it's for a party tonight--by request of the host. And who am I to say no to that?). Plus, I don't want something that makes a lot of leftovers, which eliminates most any cake--with the exception of a cheesecake. But I don't have the time to make a cheesecake tonight, and they need to season for at least 12 hours before serving. And I just made cookies last night, and besides, I'd want something a little nicer than that anyway.... Excuse after excuse, right? I've talked my way out of every potential recipe I've stumbled across--and this isn't like me! I love excuses to bake! Maybe I'll just go against my "plan ahead" side and wait until tomorrow.... Hopefully something will sound better then. But for now, I must clean. And clean. And then clean some more. It's a good thing we have company periodically or our house would rarely get deep cleaned :-)

Happy Weekend!