Stalled

You know when I wrote that last post, it said it was Wednesday. And I thought to myself - after the week I've been having, it is only Wednesday?!?! I could have sworn I was further along than that.
And although it is technically Friday - I'm still living Thursday. I have been getting fewer hours of sleep and I'm dragging. I have no days off this week. 6 nights. Friday and Saturday to go.
I will be happy when Sunday rolls around. The kid has been working the last couple of nights with me. He is less annoying than last week, but still chimes in every once in a while when he need not. I wouldn't trust him to set up the station, or close it down, and he conveniently has to leave when clean up starts every night. I guess this comes with the territory. I found out that it isn't Chef's decision to have him along at all. Turns out wunderkind is the son of the restaurant owner's OBGYN. *a definite WTF moment there*
This past Sunday, I continued to knit a baby blanket. It is on the downhill, but for some reason it isn't getting done fast enough (probably because I have two more after this one and all I see are skeins of yarn that isn't for me). Hopefully this Sunday I'll be able to knock some more out - I have been getting a row or two here and there during the day too, but in 15 minute increments versus the whole day.

I am a goddess!

Okay, I'm not really a goddess, but after promising for a week, I finally switched the louvres on the HVAC system so upstairs isn't so blazingly frickin' hot while downstairs is an icebox. At least my husband will love me for it.
This week at work is crazy - last night there were three big parties all of them sat at the same time and went through enough Key Lime to keep me crazy. 4 Whole Key Lime Pies! And I have been behind both nights in closing up the station - to the point where the floors are being done while I'm still serving desserts. I hate that.
Anyway - I'm going to knit for a minute and hope my throat feels like getting better so I don't sound froggy for the Chef's Table. Happy whatever day this is.

What have you been up to?

I haven't blogged in about a week? Things have been kind of crazy I guess with the work schedule (a morning shift, a day off, and then three nights and a morning shift). The night shifts were awful. I came home on Friday night and was glad to go to work the next morning. Chef is letting a 14 year old (nepotism is grand - he is a nephew of someone) work the dessert station. He is slow, he is slow, did I mention - he is slow. On Thursday, chef had him take the station - good thing there were no more than 2 things on each ticket and the tickets were well spaced out. On Friday, the kid screwed up royally - to the point where it was I was screwing up and digging in deeper - burnt a chef's table dessert that was already late going into the oven. The worst part - somehow Chef is eating up this 14 year old's story. The kid thinks he knows everything because he has made a few things at home - the weirdest part - he is the size of an 8 year old and has to ask someone to reach anything up high for him. He can't even reach the back of the station. Caffeine stunts your growth kiddo, lay off the coffee. The toughest part for me is not talking down to him - that and four letter bombing him to Timbuktu after each annoying story he tells. Did I mention he is rude, unable to follow direction and grates on my nerves - or did that have to be said?
Knitting calls - have a good Sunday.

Addition to the Pet Peeve list

I love my husband (sometimes I have to remind myself). I especially have to remind myself at 6:45, 6:52, and 6:59 in the morning. Because as much as I love my Husband, he loves the Snoozebar.
I am all for a snuggle snoozebar - (7 minutes of cuddling with your sweetie before you start your day can't be all bad) BUT come on now - when my alarm goes off, and I wake up and get in an out of the shower before he gets out of bed (and doesn't make it), and his alarm is set 15 minutes before mine (16 really, I have a weird thing about getting my day started on an even number). I believe this one is ready for the list.

I got off of work at 3 today - we have been busting our butts to get stuff done this and last week and we hit it today. Whooo Hoo!

Tonight I'm in for some interesting music - Rebecca (from my old job and drinking after work group) invited me to Incredibles. I have no idea what I'm getting myself into and then tomorrow night I'll be snooty tailgating (and hopefully staying dry).

Happy weekend (okay, I have to work during the day tomorrow - but still - it feels like the weekend).

Mission Accomplished

Pedicure - Check
Farmers Mkt - Check
Bank - Check
Arts and Crafts Store - Check
Knitting - Check
Heading to Car Club Meeting - Check

The pedi is light shimmery peach.
Currently I'm knitting a baby blanket with this for Bill and Heidi's kid #1. Was going to do a second one with this for kid #2 - but found that adoptions from Vietnam are normally boys (who knew) when the sex of the kid is left open to the agency. So I'm went and got something a little more boy friendly - this. These colors aren't as dark as they seem on the web, but I'm not really into that whole pastel thing for kids.
At the farmer's market the beets (I don't like them, but Kelly does) looked good. Also got 'maters, a cucumber, daikon radish, spring onions, and stopped by Nahunta. Had been craving a biscuit (any biscuit) for a while now, so had lunch at the farmer's market restaurant and had a cheese biscuit with tomato and a side of cucumber salad. The only drawback to the restaurant is that they don't have sausage gravy. But the cheesy biscuit is just what I needed.
Off to car club!

I need a day off - how convenient!

Tomorrow is my day off - I can't wait to sleep in a little, grab some lunch and maybe get a pedi and go to the farmer's market - we'll see what is in season to incorporate into baking! Business must be accomplished though - deposit at the bank and then finding someone to replace Kel's windshield. Merging on the beltline, a guy in a truck hauling a boat flicked a rock at me whilst driving Kel's car. Just another expense that goes to nothing really. I hate that. Wonder what they do with the inspection sticker.
Good news at work though - they are interviewing for dessert plater and getting a couple of leads for the position. Hopefully sooner than later, someone will take the job.

I Heart Laundry

I went to that baby shower on Saturday. Of all the good books the family received, only one was duplicated - someone else brought Green Eggs and Ham too!
We worked it out though - they didn't have a copy in their library, so they were going to keep the copy and get another book by Dr. Suess for the kids collections. Mom to be looks great and like all of us, deals with daily challenges. She and Dad to be were in a car accident recently - everyone is okay, but a little bit shaken up. You never know what is going to happen out of the blue.
Speaking about out of the blue - I found out who the random dropper by was!
So a couple of weeks ago, someone stopped by and said hi at the restaurant - only I had just left. That someone was daddy to be - Bill!
The shower was an interesting event to me. A little over two years ago, Bill and Heidi got married. At that time, the parties (showers, wedding, bachelorette, etc.) were attended by young adults, mostly couples, and maybe two kids. This party was a shift. All of those couples now have kids. And they all have different styles of parenting. And the focus of the entire day was on the wee ones. The average age in the room must have been in the teens.
I'm not sure what to think about that. I'm fairly certain that eventually I will want kids. I'm also giving license to others to smack me if my kids dictate the words that come out of my mouth or if I talk in baby talk or if I can't have a conversation that involves something other than kids.
Enough of that - Off to do laundry!

Waffle - not the kind with syrup

Edit for last post: Turns out, as a 17yo you are allowed to waffle - she isn't quitting, just part-timing it for the summer as of today. Which means chef gets to look for someone reliable, while keeping me towards the daytime hours (who hooo!)
Today was all fun in the bakery - bread, souffles, chess pies, shortdough tarts and ice cream bases!
Joy!
Came home and closed out the event for Tarheel Sports Car club - so if you want to register online for Laurinburg, you're too late peeps!
Kel is somewhere in Raleigh/Cary from what I understand. He was home last night to work on his house - which sounds like it is coming along. Something about staining and painting and a fence.
I'm excited for the shower this weekend and for the event on Sunday.
Not so excited about looking for health insurance. Cobra sucks.

Pick your title....I hate Turnover or Turns out a 17yo can't do my job

Just when I thought I was going to be in the bakeshop, doing work during the day for most of the time, the High Schooler turns in her notice. Grrrr. This means I could be making some overtime doing some extra daytime work, and plating at night, but it also means that I lose the cush daytime hours and will probably lose most of my social life on the weekends again.
Back to what has been happening. The restaurant had a wine dinner last night and everyone pitched in for the hot line to get 80 plates out to where they needed to go. I helped lay out plates for the first round, and then place haricot verts for the second round. They sure as hell let you know when you are the weakest link, that is for sure.
I'm getting kind of excited - this weekend, I'm going to a baby shower for Heidi and Bill. They are an absolutely fun couple and the latest cool thing about them is that they are going through the adoption process and are also pregnant. For their shower they requested a children's library and boy did I go nuts. I picked favorites from different stages of my childhood - the poky little puppy (a golden book - they still make 'em), green eggs and ham, the very hungry caterpillar, where the wild things are, miss nelson is missing, and where the sidewalk ends.
Now onto wrapping them up! Fun!

You want to watch what?

So I'm okay with a lot of movie choices. But I am a big scardy cat when it comes to thriller, horror type flicks. I get nightmares. Ugly, Bad Nightmares.
So guess what movie Kel brought home tonight?
Hannibal Rising.
He pawned it off as just a thriller - but when I read the box the first comment I saw was "If you can keep your eyes open, you will be scared". I imagined that was for normal people (not wusses like me who should have no business having the box even in the house).
Anywho - lets move on to happier passages.
Kel apologized after being prompted and we are now speaking post-Mulchgate.
I saw the dress rehearsal for the Hollywood Showcase at that Dance Studio (they wanted $50 for appetizers and these dance displays - Um, No! Girl on a budget) and then hung out with the dance crew on Friday night - which was so much fun (it is easier to spend $50 on Cosmojitos! when you have the right company). Then on Saturday, Samantha and I went out for Indian dinner - and totally indulged in a Royal-Super-Duper-Dinner for two (Yummy!) at Royal India. It had like three types of chicken, two types of lamb, shrimp, lentils, rice and naan - not to mention dessert and tea. (Sam ate the shrimp.)
Today was a day off and I took it as such - knitting, baking and general lounging.
It rained for most of the morning, and then the sun came out for a little.
Last but not least, my sister finished her first marathon today - a goal for her - to do a marathon before turning thirty. She competed in the Rock N Roll Marathon in San Diego. And when I called to say hi and congrats - she actually sounded alive! Go Sars!