Welcome to November Everybody!
Class registration went wonderfully! I had the numbers I needed, got to the page, typed them in, and within 20 seconds was all signed up for my final set of labs, and final academic. Really pumped to be starting up with classes again, and since enrollment is less than it has been in the past couple years, lab times are back to 7a instead of 6a. Hallelujah! That extra hour will make all the difference, really it will. Looking forward to the chefs I have, and I finally get to have my academic advisor for a lab.
Hmmmm....
Towards the end of September, I think, school held a career and job expo fair thing. As required for a grade, went to that and met a few people. Here's the short version, which is really isn't since this is a blog and I tend to ramble :) A company similar to Williams and Sonoma, in the kitchenware department, was there. Small table, and they're always hiring, especially at the location down the road from me. Inquired about the company, told the lady I might be interested, that whole spiel. Later that night, I applied for the kitchen assistant position at the Cherry Creek location, one nearby. Now, the kitchen assistant helps with classes in the kitchen in the back of the store. They help buy groceries for the class, prep, help the chef with students, does dishes, clean up.... kitchen assistant. So, no joke, the next day the store manager calls me to set up a phone interview. Play phone tag, and I think two weeks later, I am on the phone with an assistant manager doing, you guessed it, a phone interview. She asks some questions, availability, and other stuff. Fast forward a week, I am in the store doing an interview with the store manager, in the middle of the store. So... she asked me a few questions, and then took me back to the class kitchen, and then went to go get the floor manager on duty. Meanwhile, one of the resident chefs is getting things set up for a class or something. Floor manager is busy, so the chef interviews me instead. He finishes with the questions and asks for references. Silly me, I don't really have that many professional ones since I've only really worked for one company in the past three years. He asks for my academic advisor, I tell him, and he's like "oh, you have him. Cool." So, obviously this guy has a general idea of who this chef is. He gets the store manager, and she says she'll call references and get back to me in the next two weeks. Week goes by and I almost call her to check on things, but then she calls me and needs one more professional reference. Give her the assistant manager at work and the pastry chef at my internship site. Few days go by, and I planned to call her on Monday in case I didn't hear anything. Well, this afternoon the pastry chef gets a call. She comes back and says "That was the lady at Sur La Table. I gave you a good reference." BOOYAH!! So, the plan is if I don't hear anything by Thursday, to call and be like "hey, so am I in or not?" Huge prayers on that.
I honestly have no idea what I would do without my parents, whether they were someone else or no longer alive or stuff like that. Bible study has a trip planned to go to Peru during spring break and help out with a bunch of random stuff down there. I didn't go last year because I wasn't comfortable with the idea, but once they came back and talked about it I was determined to go this year. So, by the grace of God and love of my parents, they are paying for my reservation fee for this trip. Last year, the group was fortunate enough to have everything paid for through donations and fundraisers, for the most part, with a little left over in the end. I just need to write support letters, get passport updated, and vaccinations up to date. It would be a huge blessing if this were to happen.
Last thing
So, this all started on my birthday. A couple of us were early to Bible study, and we just chill and talk before it starts. Well, it was mentioned that it was my birthday, and people asked what I had done that day to make it special and what not. I had gone to breakfast that morning at a well known A.M. eatery in town. A friend mentioned that I should have said something, he would have come out and said "hi" to me or something like that, I had gone to a different location than the one he works at. He also joked that we should go together next time, or along those lines. A few weeks later I threw the idea at him again, and he said since he works there it gets boring and he gets the food for free; but, there was this other place he had been meaning to check out. Turns out, one of the two locations is half a block from my apartment. I texted him and we planned to meet up and what not. Well, lovely money issues, I texted last Sunday and said I wouldn't be able to go since money was tight. He replied that he had his heart set on going and would cover me because he didn't want to go alone. So, forward to Tuesday morning. I am sitting with a friend and we are enjoying a delicious breakfast. We talked and chatted, and joked and enjoyed each others company (I hope). We finished up and walked out and parted ways. It wasn't until a few hours later that I realized our waitress hadn't asked if the checks were separate or together, and she had put it on one bill and handed it to him. It was mildly humorous once I figured out what had happened. I had a good time though and it was quite enjoyable.
Long story short- I know still rambling, you were warned- I will not be going home for Thanksgiving or Christmas, because finances are tight and stingy. However, I will be going to Peru at the end of February, and then joining the family in Cancun a few weeks later.
It has been a long term and year. But, it has all been worth it in the end and God has a reason for it.
This song is off of Daughtry's new album. It was released as a sneak peak single a few weeks ago, the album release is November 19. So pumped :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXjXKT98esw
