My fave conference tradition

When I was in my 20s, I started a tradition with my friend Patty. On General Conference Saturday, she'd come over with two AM/PM 32 oz diet cokes (does anyone else remember when they came out with those refillable plastic bottles??) I'd pull a bag of chocolate chip cookies out of the freezer (baked the night before and slightly undercooked so the texture would be perfect) and we'd have our own version of a "breakfast of champions." We'd lay on my bed and watch the first session of Conference together (the one that is always, always my favorite), enjoying the diet coke (yes, there's some irony there) and trying not to eat too many of the cookies.

This Friday night, I'm having dinner with my friend who is visiting from Chicago and then after dinner, making the nearly 3 hour drive to Patty's. Crazy, I know, but I can't not see my friend when he's here and I also don't want to miss my favorite session of conference with one of my dearest friends. I probably won't get there until nearly midnight but it'll be worth it.

It's been a long time since we watched conference together but I had to bake cookies tonight to surprise Patty and as soon as they're cool, they'll go in the freezer. This conference will be different from the ones 20 years ago in that Patty's married now and has 3 amazing boys. So besides the cookies, I'm bringing some conference activities for them (thanks to Kim and Sugardoodle.) It's going to be a great weekend!