3.21.2013

I won!

I never win anything! We have an annual Girl Scout Cookie bake-off at work - you make something and GSC have to be an ingredient (seems silly to me - why wouldn't you just eat the scrumptious cookies the way they are). I made two things:


Cheesecake with TreFoil shortbreak GSC as the crust.


I made apples covered with melted marshmallow, fudge, caramel (I made the fudge and caramel!!) and sprinkled with broken Samoa GSC. The apples won the best overall treat! Not only did I win - I won the best overall! Yes - winning a baking contest, I think I have made it in life. I named it the "Wellness program approves way to eat GSC" (we have a wellness program at work...if you didn't gather that). I didn't want the apples to brown so I put it all together at the office. Everything exploded in the microwave as I reheated it - EVERYTHING! There were three microwaves and three things I needed to heat up - basically I was multitasking too much! I had an entire mason pint jar full of fudge and ended up with a molten lake in the microwave and bearly had enough to put on my creation. As I was cleaning it the caramel spilled over...and so it continued. Upside: all the microwaves in the break room are very clean. 


I was totally surprised! I was crouched taking pictures (I'm the official marketing photographer...it'd be great if I didn't suck!) and I just sat there as it sunk in that it was me! Husband told me when I married him that Wright's never win anything - proved him wrong! And,yes, we're watching round 64 of March Madness. My bracket is currently surviving nicely. 


Trying to figure out which item of mine won...waiting with baited breath!


I won an ice cream maker. I have one. But this one runs on batteries, way cool if your camping. Potentially way cool. Where am I looking? 


Certificate!


Luckily I dressed cute today :)
Jacket: XXI, clearance
Jeans: Lucky, thrifted
Shoes: Anthropology, thrifted
Sweater: Gap, thrifted
Scarf: Gap, outlet
Necklaces (you can't see them here, but I like having them peek through my scarf): J.Crew and Stella & Dot
Bracelets: Stella & Dot





4 comments:

  1. OOh yay!!! The cheesecake with shortbread cookies sounds delightful too! Your work is so cool watching march madness and all!

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    1. Thanks - it was delicious! I shouldn't have added as much sugar to the crust as I do with graham cracker, oh well! And my bracket has been doing decent in the first round so I'm actually drawn to the break room to catch glimpses of the games!

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  2. That looks so yummy. And as always you are looking cute.

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