Whew! I think I did pretty well with staying within my FlexPoints yesterday..I just chaulked the day up to using my daily and weekly points. We'll see at weigh in on Tuesday.

The dinner went well. Peggy, Jack's girlfriend, was saying that family dinners aren't all that exciting anymore.

Here's the Turkey Day Menu:

27 lb Roast Turkey (from Young Farms)
Sausage Mushroom Stuffing
Lemon Garlic Broccolli
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Pecans and Marshmallows
Mixed Greens Salad with Blue Cheese and Vinegrette
Assortment of breads
Gingersnap Pumpkin Pie (my friend Ann's recipe)
Orange Marmalade Cake
Pecan Cranberry Pie

All items are portioned for 10 servings.
I have yet to bust into my FlexPoints :)

I posted more picutres in the PHOTOBLOG. Go check them out!

YOU! And do you have munchies in your desk? Where can I get some!!!! :-) Do you know how creative you really are? You amaze me every day at the great things you do. TWO THUMBS UP! WAY TO GO! Can I move in? And no, I won't bring Cameron.

I thought that I would share my thoughts on what I am thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday. I'm posting it today cause I know tomorrow I'll be elbows deep in culinary delights :)

I'm working hard on to finish this website...stop by and tell me what you think.

downsizing2schwabbies.com

I was lucky enough to get tomorrow and Wed off from work. I am dead ass tired for reasons unknown to me....I just want to sleep for like a day...then I'll be good for cooking up a feast on Thrs.

Ok, I got my new digital camera. The photoblog is up and running!

Check it out....Let me know what you think.

Glendale girls held in Amber Alert hoax

I am so happy to see that the parents of these girls are keeping them in jail until their hearings. When I heard the Amber Alert on TV, I was really concerned for the missing child.

Is it me, or is it a little weird to see Alice Cooper at Safeway on a Saturday night?

I just ordered the digital camera today...I should have it next week sometime...I'm gonna start working the photo journal soon!

So I had an interview on Wed for an Admin Assistant position at my work. It's a step back, but I really don't see it that way...I think that if I play my cards right and just be patient, I can finish school, get my certifications and move into a network ops position. I think that it would be easier for me to get there if I am already in that organization, rather than coming in from the retail side of things. I was hoping to have an offer today, but all I got was silence. Maybe Monday...I hate waiting...I'll really feel stupid if I don't get it. It will be the 8th job that has passed me by in the last two years.

I'm working on improving my site as well as getting downsizing2schwabbies.com rolling. So if you happen to stop by while i'm working, and thing look a little funny...now you know why.

Went to weigh in last night...a little nervous about it...lost 2lbs! I'm very stoked, and excited about the progress. Going into week 3 and now I can start trying to incorporate exercise into the program.

I picked this book up today. When I glanced at it, I thought, "oh another lame book written by someone who knows nothing about the hard work it takes to become a chef. Well then I took a closer look at the authors and the chef profiles. It was all about the Chefs that I trained under at SCI! Not everyone, but two of the Chefs that taught me were still there at the time the book was written. It was written by a student and I have to admit it's pretty good. It made me think about what I loved about cooking and being a chef. I felt so insipred that I whipped up a lemon coconut buttermilk tart, and a traditional French apple tart. All just because I can. Looking at the finished tarts brings such amazement to my eyes. The perfect color of brown, and the beutifully circled apples that make your eyes dance. I just gave the apple tart to our new neighbors, and I feel so good right now, cause I can see them diving into right away cause it's still warm.

This is what being a chef is all about!