Skills II

I start Skills II today which means I'm back going to school until midnight for the next 3 weeks. It's not so bad because I get to start cooking in this class. Finally, 6 weeks of school and I actually get to cook now!!! So I looked over the syllabus and I'm a bit overwhelmed and excited at the same time. Tonight we make clarified butter, chicken stock and prep for veal stock. Actually for the next few days we make stocks and mother sauces. Then we go onto derivative sauces like a demi glace and Sauce Robert (I know what a demi glace is but I will find out what a Sauce Robert is.) Then we move onto soups, then veggies, and finally grilling and roasting. VERY EXCITED.

I'll keep you updated on what happens!!

I got an A in my Food Science/ServSafe class!

Valentine's Smalentine's

I actually don't like Valentine's Day. I did when I was in high school--it was fun going out on a date or getting flowers from a special someone, but when I got into college and started committed relationships I actually didn't really care about the holiday. I know a few women who also feel the same way--I ask them why they don't like the holiday and they said it's because they don't like a day where you have to be romantic, get flowers, candy, date, etc. They would much rather prefer spontanteous actions from their man. Good point--but what about birthday's and anniversary's? Those are days where, much like Valentine's, you get flowers, date, etc. For me I think birthday's and anniversary's are different because you aren't really sharing that day with anyone else but your man. I mean the entire world is not celebrating your anniversary with you. I think that's where Valentine's and I have a problem. Is it all romantic when the rest of the world is also celebrating with you? Ok, ok I will be honest, I do love flowers. I could get them everyday if someone would get them for me. I do remember one Valentine's Day with Austen--I said I didn't want to celebrate it, maybe just go out to a nice dinner but nothing else--no gifts or anything. Well through the course of the day, I saw every woman in my office get flowers and I started to fume. Was it so hard to give the girl some flowers when you know she loves them??? Of course, what I didnt' know the ENTIRE office knew. At the end of the day, we were walking to my car and I handed Austen my keys so he could drive. I opened the passenger side door and sitting in the seat was a dozen, beautiful roses. My heart melted and it was a great day. The next year we didnt' do anything for Valentine's day, no dinner, no roses, etc and I was completely happy with that. I did get flowers randomly when I started my new job that year and for my birthday, much better than on Valentine's.

For me the perfect Valentine's Day would be to make a romantic dinner at home (most likely filet mignon, asparagus, and potatoes) and for my man to whispher in my ear how lucky he is to have me.

Maybe in the near future who knows, but for now I'm completely happy having a girls night, drinking wine and eating yummy foods.

Big 3-0 Bash in 3 weeks!

So, I bought my 80's outfit for my birthday party. I'm so excited! I haven't had a birthday party in a few years so I'm definitely looking forward to hanging out with everyone. Turning 30 is definitely pretty weird. I guess it's because I thought I would be in a different place in my life than I am now. I really didn't expect to be living at home again and going back to school. I'm mean we are kinda trained that we should know what we are doing with our lives by the time we reach our thirties. When my parents were 30, they had 3 kids and were married for about 7 years. Completely different from my life. All I have to show for it is a Bachelor's, a job, and 2 wonderful puppies. I'm still very much a kid at heart who loves going out with her friends and the last thing I'm thinking about is having a family. They say that the 30's are the new 20's--if that's the case then I have until my 40's to get a steady career and start a family!