No, I didn't fall off the face of the Earth, I promise!

It's just been a really crazy busy hectic and overall INSANE year. In the last 12 months, I have moved 3 times, changed jobs at least 3 or 4 times, gone back to school, and changed boyfriends once... YIKES! I periodically overhaul my life once in a while, but yeah, this is kinda ridiculous. So rather than blather on about everything in ridiculous detail, the important stuff is this: I moved back home with my parents once I started going to culinary school (p.s. YAYYYYY I love it!!!), which proved to be the final straw in my 2 yr relationship with my boyfriend, so after a lot of thought and lots of talking, we agreed to part on good terms and he moved back home to Ohio. I started working at the Ron Jon resort nearby, in their fine-dining restaurant, and actually really enjoy my job, even though I'm front of house at the moment. I've just started my Principles of Foods class -- and On Cooking might just be the best book ever by the way -- which makes this my 4th month in school (only 12 months til my apprenticeship and 16 til I graduate - woot!!!). I finished Intro to Baking and Pastry last Thursday, and am very proud of all the things I made. Enjoy!



This was my table for my practical... I made everything you see here!



I am insanely proud of my strawberry rose on top of my fresh fruit tart!


I dare Martha Stewart to make a prettier cherry pie =)