I Suck At Making Buckeyes

I'm getting ready for the big game. I'm talking Ohio state vs Iowa and it's here people this weekend. So I decided to make buckeyes, you know peanut butter thingys in chocolate. Well I don't know what I did wrong , but they aren't really the way they should look. They are kinda melty and messy and and awful. But they taste good, as Big Daddy had to have one even though they look like someone just made a big glob of peanut butter and chocolate. EEEE!

The last time I made buckeyes was for Christmas and with Debbie and Carolyn. I am sure there was alcohol involved, but not in the cookies. I seem to remember that my buckeyes were the size of meatballs.I tried very hard to keep the size similar to an actual buckeye, but I grew up in Youngstown and the meatball size is what I am more accustomed to. Instead of pitching these horrible looking things, I took the batch I made tonight to work with me hoping that the people there will eat them all up and not pay attention as to how bad they really look. Actually, I think if Robby and John come on Friday they won't care how funny these buckeyes look they will eat them no matter what. For our guests that this weekend, I am working on a more aesthetic batch as I speak adding adding more confectioners sugar, which I think was my problem with the last batch. We'll see....I hope I can do better. Oh well if not, you know what I was going for.

I am so excited.....This is our gathering for the year. Back in Richmond it was always Memorial Day.We had out of town guests on several Memorial days. One Year my family showed up. I never thought that would happen. All eight of us, spouses and My mother. It was cool. I'll take them when I can get them. So I am hoping for houseful this weekend, and I think we got it. Party at Mullally's = rain, no I mean monsoon. Yes, back in Richmond every time we would have a picnic it definitely would rain. As soon as we moved, and Carolyn or Debbie had the picnic....it was gorgeous. What the F? I'm not saying it ruined the party...NEVER! In fact it usually made the people really bond. I just find it funny that it stopped raining when moved.

So back to this weekend. It should be an absolute gala of friends and food, and oh yea football. I am always happiest when the house busy and there's lots of people coming and going. It only reminds me of our last year in Richmond, when football season just seem to never end. Iowa and Ohio State both had great seasons, we saw every game. I gained 10 pounds that season, with the munchies and the beer, who cares it was way fun. So if you are a Hawkeye fan or a Buckeye fan it doesn't matter to me it just means a great reason to be with your friends and create a memory that you embellish about in years to come.