So So So Late..

This was like 6 months ago but I just found these pictures and thought I'd share.. My friend Ashley moved back to Idaho so we had a party and went to dinner before she left..

Me and Ash..

This is a game called sumo and it is so much fun basically there is a person in the middle and they point to a groupe that is sitting like Ashley and Shiree and the person in the front tries to reach the person in the middle while the person in the back is holding them back.. Its a blast you should all definately try it..

Basically the genius that I am decided to jump over the fire and I made it like 20 times but the 21st time didn't end well as you can see..

Don't worry I didn't fall in, I just got really close to falling in.. The picture is also very deceiving I was never on fire..


Me and Marva posing as always..

For dinner Stacie, Ashley, Sylvia and I got all dressed up and went to dinner at a Cuban restaurant called Mojitos and Tapas.. It was so much fun but I still really miss my friend..

She's So Beautiful..

Look at those chubby cheeks.. She's such a pretty baby and I am so sad that I am so far away..

I LOVE SCHOOL!!

So this week we did a bunch of cookies which well they're just cookies not really all that exciting to take pictures of but we also made a napolean which is pretty sweet.. it consists of three layers of puff pastry and between the layers there is a pastry cream and sliced strawberries..

This is my teacher, Chef "Fleck" it's easier to say all the time rather than Fleckenstein.. He is demonstrating how to form a Napolean.. He's such an amazing teacher I just wish that everyone could come and sit in on one of my classes you'd have the time of your life..

These are so much fun.. This one is a fresh strawberry kiwi tart with white and dark chocolate drizzled on top.



And this is a Raspberry, Blueberry Mascarpone tart with white Chocolate..

School Updates..

Have I mentioned that I absolutely love my school.. Well I guess like the school itself is not what I love but I love my classes and my teachers and what we do. I am having a blast. Last night was Valentines Day as you are all aware of I'm sure, but even though its a holiday we still had class, which is fine with me because I love it. We made a bunch of different tarts I only have pictures of two but there were I think four.. Also the Lemon curd tart was topped with an Italian Meringue and well we had leftovers and needless to say it didn't end well for some of us.. That would be me covered in Meringue and it was sticky.. Just imagine boiled sugar mixed into whipped egg whites in your hair and eyelashes.. NOT PRETTY!! But it was fun.

BABY KATE!!

She's here.. I know that Kelli should be the first one to blog about Mike and her's baby girl but I'm to dang excited and I want to share her with everyone. Kate was born yesterday, February 5, 2009. She decided she was tired of waiting around so she came out a little early but she is here and I don't know for sure everything that is happening with her but they'll be at the hospital for a little while making sure everything is perfect. She weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and was 20 in long and she is just a beautiful baby girl. She's just so tiny look at her next to Mike's hand. I still find it completely crazy that my brothers are now dads but I think it is so amazing as well and I am so thankful that Kate made it here safely and I'm thrilled to be an aunt again. I love my two favorite boys so much but I am so excited that we finally have a little girl.

Updates from School..

So as many of you know I absolutely am loving my school.. It is the best experience ever and I love it so much, especially this quarter now that I am into the baking and pastry part of it. Not that I didn't love skills, I really enjoyed learning how to cook but I don't know baking is just more my thing and I really love it. I have a really amazing teacher too.. His name is Andreas Fleckenstein.. Now doesn't his name just make him sound cool.. He is a really good teacher.. I love Chef Crockett that I had for skills but Chef Fleck he just has a better way of teaching he actually takes the time to show us all everything and he expects us to have questions and he is just very understanding when you completely screw something up because turns out this is school and we're just learning so its nice to be able to screw up and not get yelled at. One of my favorite things about Chef Fleck is that when he comes over to demonstrate something he makes it look so dang easy because well he's been doing it for a long time and he tells you now I know you're thinking wow that looks easy well it's not I just make it look that way and 90% of the time he is right and sometimes I royally screw things up but they are usually fixable..

This past week we made lots and lots of fun stuff.. We made chocolate covered eclairs and flan..

We made Creme Brulee.. Which was easier than I thought it was going to be I mean it took some time to get used to the blowtorch as you can tell my coloring is a little funky but I don't think its to bad with it being my first try. That's one of those things Chef makes look so simple..

Last night we made a cherry pie and a blueberry pie.. I think they both turned out very pretty. The blueberry pie got forgotten for a little bit in the oven and it bubbled a little more than I would prefer but it still was lovely and yummy..

35 Things
Super bored, and nothing exciting going on so I did this for my own pleasure. Hopefully I have something fun to post about this week.. I'll work on that................ for now.. get to know me! :o)
35 things
TYPE ONLY 1 WORD.
1. Where is your cell phone? table
2. Your significant other? none
3. Your hair? straight
4. Your mother? amazing
5. Your father? away
6. Your favorite thing? Family
7. Your dream last night? crazy
8. Your favorite drink? Water
9. Your dream/goal? bakery
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your fear? losing
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? home
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you're not? asleep
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. One of your wish list items? tuition
17. Where you grew up? Cedar
18. The last thing you did? text
19. What are you wearing? clothes
20. Your TV? nice
21. Your pet? llamas
22. Your computer? dell
23. Your life? Exciting
24. Your mood? sleepy
25. Missing someone? always
27. Something you're not wearing? socks
28. Favorite Store? lots
29. Your summer? exciting
30. Your favorite color? pink
31. When is the last time you laughed? now
32. Last time you cried? sunday
33. Four places I go over and over? Home, school, church, Warners
34. Four of my favorite foods? Italian, Chicken, Cheese and Crackers, Waffles
35. Four places I would rather be right now? Home, Italy, School, Jamaica
YOUR TURN!!!!!!!!!!

Winter Ice Land

So we finally got our first snow last week and then the next day we also got our first ice storm as well and that screwed everything up.. This area is just nuts when it comes to snow. The ice I can understand not driving it because it is dangerous but snow come on people. It's so beautiful when it gets all icy I love it because all of the trees are covered in ice and well basically everything is covered in ice.

This is out our front door. The pond is not frozen completely so there will be no iceskating at our house.

It's beautiful but definately dangerous. I ate it hardcore while trying to take these pictures. Just a bruised booty though no big deal.