Move-Ins

Yesterday Kierstin moved in to the house. I am so excited about it because it means that the house will be full again and I will have someone to talk to when Kayla is at work!! Plus it also means that school is starting and there will be a whole new pace in the house. I love it!! Plus I have the next 2 days off from work to just hang out with her and catch up!

Although move-in days can be stressful...this one was not bad at all because I was already moved in and settled and had nothing to worry about but helping out. It is a great feeling to know amongst everything else I have to deal with..moving is not one of them. 

Next is Sophia's turn to move in! That will be on Thursday...lets see how it goes =)

Finally...Gratification

So, after one hellish summer of working at The Radisson...I got some gratification! 

We will be renaming and revamping the menu at the restaurant so we had a menu tasting planned for this coming Friday. I found out yesterday that the tasting was today and with no more than 2 or 3 small things left to do on our prep list we had to practically start again prepping all 6 new desserts. 

Today I came in and none of the bread formulas were around and we had no standards to base our dessert plating on...

Oh and sidenote...our chef is on vacation for the week...awesome

So...long story short, after many frantic phone calls to my chef, getting bitched at by another chef for not being prepared, and getting stretched to my limit...we bang out this menu tasting!

I came up with every plate design myself and was highly complimented by not only the executive chefs but by the director of Intern Properties at the university!!...and the executive chef apologized for being such a dick =)

I'm amazing.... it's ok.... you don't have to keep saying it!!

I would also like to thank my fellow TA's in the bakeshop...they're amazing as well =)

*Pictures will be posted when I get them.

In Case You Have Been Under a Rock..

Congratulations to Michael Phelps! He has gone 8 for 8 all gold in Beijing! He has beaten Mark Spitz record or 7 medals in one Olympic games and has the most medals overall in history at 14 total. Undoubtedly the best Olympic athlete ever!.. and he's not too bad on the eyes =)

Get Your Copy Of the Beijing Olympics Today!!!

So a friend of mine came across the article the other day... and the thing is I think there is very slight chance it is true...

I'm Just Gonna Say It...

I LOVE THE OLYMPICS!!

I wish I had stuck with any of the Olympic-type sports that I have tried. Yea, sure you pretty much give up your life and do nothing but practice and compete. But every four years you compete on the world stage with all the glory and the entire nation cheering for you as their symbol of pure athleticism...

I have chills just writing about it =)

A conclusion I came up with..

Change happens for a reason. It can be a small change like switching shampoos or it can be huge, like learning that just because something isn't exactly what you wanted doesn't mean it can't be everything you had hoped for. True bonds, true friendships cannot be torn by distance, in fact *ahem* absence makes the heart grow fonder.  ;)

Life throws curves, some expected, some unexpected, some wished for, and some absolutely damned. The thing about life is that it goes on. And the best way to deal with it is to make sure that you know that you are the only person that can make it a good or bad thing. 

This summer has been one of enlightenment for me. I have not enjoyed this summer one bit. It has been lonely. But in a way it helped me to realize that things aren't always going to go my way. I will never be able to have everything I want and as long as I have a select few important people in my life to help me through, everything will be okay... even when I feel like the bottom has dropped out.  

To sum up...

.. everything fucking sucks right now!