The Sweet Life

I am having an absolutely wicked day. I woke early, and before I could return a call, message received yesterday (I've been on pins and needles), I got the call again. "We want to offer you the position . . . " Although I knew it was coming, waiting wasn't fun. When I heard the words, it felt a little surreal. I must say good bye to my first pastry position at Dine Restaurant and join a really good team of chefs at another restaurant/hotel. I am excited and nervous, but I am that way about all new beginnings.

I was sitting at the airport contemplating taking a picture of my nachos and thought, why not? I'd wanted this adventure to be about food as much as it was about me revisiting my childhood, but food took a back seat this time. I needed to go back to Colorado and since my dad was living there temporarily, now was the best time. I'm amazed that we were able to pack so much into a couple of days without feeling exhausted or frustrated about making it to see everything. It was good for my camera (I was amazed at the photos I got) and for my soul. My dad was the best at getting me around to every place I wanted to go (we only missed a couple of places, due tot time constraints). He's a whiz with maps, and all I had to do was sit back and be the shutter bug I was. We visited my old neighborhoods, schools I went to, Red Rocks, Black Hawk for some gambling, and a few other highlights from my adolescence. Too bad some things are no longer there. I think the trip into the mount

Now I'm incredibly sleepy. It's just after 3:00 in the morning and it's hard to believe that just this morning (er, yesterday morning), I was at Red Rocks , walking and climbing around, and now I'm back in the Windy City. I'm sleepy now, but like a toddler, I'm fighting the Sandman (if I go to sleep now, it'll all be over and I'll say "yesterday . . ." I don't want it to end). I'll post pics later, but there are a couple on Flickr now (just couldn't wait). I'll fill you in later.

When you're me, apparently. I've done nothing exciting, just working, getting fat (on what, I don't cook anymore?!?), trying to talk myself back into the gym (I went two days this week!), going out with friends, and being tired. I'm slowly getting back on track. I haven't even had time to catch up on reading blogs, which I'm doing as I type this. Thank God for multi-tasking, but sometimes I'd like to do just one thing at a time. I'm trying to experiment at work. We had a few slow days and I did a couple of things. I didn't get a chance to finish something I'd started today, but maybe Thursday or next week? I'm going to visit my dad in Colorado this weekend. Hopefully I'll have lots of pics and food bits to share. Can't think of anything else to write about. Time has gone by so fast I don't remember all that's happened. I'm sure I will though, once I post this. Cheers!