Taken From School Blog

Yesterday was my official 30 day mark, if you include orientation. Without counting orientation days then it’s this Saturday. The days seem to just be flying by!

This weekend is Mother’s Day which means we’re going to be busy busy busy! Saturday’s are always busy, but now we have an even busier Sunday to deal with. It should be interesting. I’m really excited to see the Lobby on Sunday, it undergoes an amazing transformation from what I hear. Takes something like 16 hours, I think.

Monday we had two big banquets and one of them had asked for fortune cookies, so guess what I got to do? That’s right, I got to make something like 100 fortune cookies. It was kind of fun, I was working with two other people on the folding part because it has to be done very quickly after they are taken from the oven. Too bad I didn’t have a chance to get a picture.

I’m really in the mood for some cupcakes today, but I can’t decide what kind to make. Worst birthday present I have ever gotten is the 500 Cupcakes books, I am not nearly decisive enough to pick one out of 500!!

Taken from School Blog*

Today is my one day off this week and of course the weather is not very inviting. (What’s up with 20-30 degree weather at the end of April??) Which is kind of good because I’m staying inside and getting some work/laundry done that I won’t have much of a chance for the rest of this week.

I am about 3 weeks into my internship and I am loving it! It’s been pretty busy lately but I’m having a good time and learning A LOT. Every one I work with has a great attitude and really enjoys what they’re doing, so it’s a really great environment to work in.

Ok, time for me to stop slacking off and get back to homework!

*The school as asked me to start writing a blog for perspective students to look at, right now it's just on a trial run...so I don't know if it'll be a permanent thing or not. I can say that since I'm writing for the school it shouldn't take me 6 months between posts anymore. Sooo, that's good.

An image from Heaven

A GIANT tres leches cake with a layer of fresh raspberries in the middles. The entire time I was making this I just wanted to face plant into it and eat ALL OF IT. And then die peacefully.

Volunteering

Last night I volunteered to work a catering event. It was in some ones home, and was a relatively small event, there was four of us working and "Chef" Todd (a graduate from Kendall, nice guy) I had a lot of fun and everything we served was really good. I wish I had some of that beef tenderloin right now...Anyhow, I really hope that I manage to get more of these opportunites because the experience is great.

I want to volunteer more in general. I usually have a really good time, I don't know why I don't do it more often. I think I am going to sign up to work on the Magnificent Mile Christmas lights. Maybe I can wrap a tree in lights and then brag to everybody that it is MY tree! I've also seen a few animal shelters around and I think maybe I might try to get back into that, especially if I can find a Humane Society since I already have my training paid for from them.

I'm supposed to be typing my resume right now, but my previous work experience is lame. Except for the work I did for my dads company, but that has nothing to do with my field now. Uuuugh. I still need a job. But no one wants to hire me, which I understand. Bad working hours, complete lack of culinary experience... :(

On the plus side, I should actually be recieving my loan money in the next 2-3 weeks!

Vacation

Went to Mexico.
It was awesome.
FORGOT ALL MY PICTURES!!!!! (except about 20)
Back to school.

Biscuits and Cookies

On Tuesdays this quarter I don't have class till 12:40 so I've been going in early to practice. Today I made spritz cookies and cinnamon biscuits. The cookies we're over mixed because I'm retarded and I forgot to add the vanilla so I had to add it at the last minute. And the biscuits...we'll I decided to experiment and add cinnamon but they just didn't come out right. I have yet to have a good batch of biscuits. Someday.
I can't believe it's only Tuesday. I had a pretty good day yesterday, but it just seems like everything is moving so slooowwlllyyy...Bleh.
But hey, at least we are done with Attorney General Gonzalez. That's worth a lot of bad biscuits!

I'm finally back!

AT&T has decided to grace us with their presence in the apartment again. So after a month of not having internet, I can finally access the world wide web from home.

The freshmen have arrived. They're everywhere. Clumps of them walking around, taking up the sidewalk and my seat on the bus. Bastards. One of them asked me which way was north or east. Oh well, I'll just have to wait for them to leave next summer.

Also, this weekend is Taste of Greece. During the day it isn't too bad. But at night it's just crazy. I had to literally push people out of my way to get to my apartment last night. This morning there was the tents were being used by homeless people as shelters. Actually, I should have kept an eye on that. I bet when the real owners of the tents showed up it turned into a showdown.