food, food, FOOD!

I have always loved to cook! I've always been pretty good at it, but I haven't always shared my food with people. Not that I'm greedy, I think it's just that I've always eaten it all or my family has inhaled it and well, now I have Herbie around as my taste tester. That's ok, I love to feed people.

Anyways, what am I getting at? I think I have finally found my passion. I've been wanting to go back to school for a while and it's just never worked for me. I can't pass the GRE, and I don't want to go back and just get a standard 2nd undergrad degree (boring! yaaaaaaawn). I already have the skills that it takes to make amazing food. I'm going to start taking classes to improve some things like cake decorating. Maybe some other culinary classes? (totally not saying that getting that masters is out of the question, it just is for now!)

With the "Dream Works" program going on at work, we are trying to fulfill our dreams. I think having a bakery/deli is going to be my #1 dream. I'm aiming for the next 2-3 years to have something going for me, and it looks like I've got a lot of fans.

So question, if I started a food blog where I shared pictures of my food, and MAYBE some recipes, do you think people would be interested? Maybe I could start selling some stuff?

For my friends, do you have any special occassions coming up? Birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers (ahem!!! Laura) that you'd like for me to make something for? Like you know, for free or very low cost. You just let me know! I'm trying to get people outside of work and family to like my stuff so I can have some customers one day!!!

I'm a sucker

So, on Friday, I came across this article and felt so bad about the basset hounds that were surrendered. I mean I almost cried. I couldn't imagine losing my job and having to turn over my animals because i couldn't afford them.

Anyways, so I started thinking about it, and I knew I still needed a dog. I went to the humane society earlier in the week and played with Chihuahuas and almost left with one. I'm not a purse puppy kind of girl, but they were cute, but what dog wasn't? I was just needing another dog so bad that I couldn't turn my back on any dog I saw.

Anyways, I decided to go to metro animal control yesterday to see if the bassets were still there. Khloe and Flora Belle were still there. I took Khloe out into a playroom and visited with her a while. I sent her back...... thought about it more, and then took her out again. I brought Lex in to meet her and they got along great. I left... talked to Herbie about it. Went to the grocery store and while I was out, I went back and adopted her! Yeah, I make decisions fast. Isn't there a joke somewhere about someone that goes to the store and comes back with a dog? That's me.

Anyways, she comes home with me next weekend after she's fully vetted. I can't wait to bring her home! I always wanted a dog that looked like a pound puppy (please tell me you remember pound puppies!)

Good Puppy News

Ok, so I was REALLY bummed out about the puppy in my last post.

I'm still sad about him, but I have really good news!

After contacting some people with All American Dachshund rescue, a lady from Coast to Coast dachshund rescue in Memphis came to Nashville and picked him up when she was here to get her sister from the airport.

He didn't make it easy to do. On the way to meet the woman, he curled up on my lap, went to sleep, and started doing his cute little snoring thing he did. I was promised to be kept in the loop on how he's doing. He has a foster mom waiting for him in New Jersey after he gets better. I just hope some slimely guido doesn't adopt the poor thing...j/k kinda. All I care about is that he's happy and healthy.