real quick...

I forgot to mention this in the last post but...My friend Marc from Culinary school will be on the show chopped airing on the Food Network on June 30th! I am not sure what time but you should definitely watch he's super talented and really tall!

She's not Totaled!

I was a little concerned that when I dropped off my car to get fixed that the repair would be more expensive then the car. No worries we came in at $1200, about $1000 less then what my car is worth. So, until next Monday I will be driving around a Chevy equinox.

Today I decided to cancel farmer's market. I really thought it would work out, but when work called me up to say I would be going back full time next week it kinda cut my time away. I feel that if I am going to do a farmers market then I need to take the time to do it right. So, maybe next summer! Thanks though to everyone who offered help or was going to let me borrow coolers and such!

On a happier note I was super excited to see Bob Laughland at my Starbucks this morning! Although I am sorry to say that I may have made his drink wrong. I actually can't promise that the shots were decaf and I may have even shorted him a shot! Can you believe it! How long have I worked at the BUX??
Well, he was talking to me while I was making the drink and I have been known to forget shots or how many are already in the cup, I have even left shots out completely all while someone was talking to me. One time I gave Colin (a regular) 5 shots in his triple grande mocha....I offered to remake it but he said it was fine! So, Sorry Bob and if your ever out in the Cascade Station area while I am working again I will buy you your drink! :)

It was a Vespa!

Last night Tori and I were watching a movie when our neighbor Lisa came over to tell me that someone hit my car. They had been driving a Vespa, I thought really how bad could the damage be? Turns out a Vespa can do some damage! She broke out my passenger side tail lights and bent my antenna. When I got outside the woman who was driving was sitting in the grass talking on the phone. She was bleeding from the knee and had scratches all over her. I ran back into the house to get my trusty nurse AKA Tori, between Tori and Lisa they got her all bandaged up. Although she was still in need of a hospital, the cut on her knee was pretty deep, Tori was a little concerned. I guess what happened was, she took the corner by our house a little fast and lost control. She then hit my car and she flew forward bending my antenna, thankfully she was wearing a helmet cause the accident could have been a lot worse!

Grillin!

The weekend before last I finally got my grill up and running, with the help of our friend Ray. We ended up having to replace the burner and filling the propane tank but for only about $60 I have a grill. We had some steak and veggies, it was delicious! That morning Tori and I walked down to our neighborhood farmers market and bought veggies to grill and Ray provided the steaks and beer. About and hour and a half after Ray arrived we were finally grillin. Tori constructed a tent of sorts with a blanket in the back yard so we could sit in the shade. Murphy really enjoyed being outside all day long.
Later that night I got together with some of the girls at Starbucks. We met up at Carolyn's house and then went out for dinner and drinks. It was fun to hang out with the girls!
Here are some pics from the weekend.

Farmer's Market!

Well, clear your calendars for July Fourth...Cause you're all going to the Farmer's Market in Sherwood Oregon to see me. Turns out that they had an opening for the 4Th so I am now booth 3 and will be selling chocolates. It will be just for the one time and who knows if I will make any money but I think it will be fun and will be a chance to get my name out there. So, if you're not out of town...you should come by! The hours are 9 am to 1 pm.

I am still in need of a licensed kitchen but I think I could probably find one and I need to get my Health Department papers and such done. I will also need a tent to stand over my spot (keep the sun out) a table or two and probably a couple ice chests. So if anyone can help me out with any of this, I would greatly appreciate it! Might even pay you in some chocolate!

Grillin Out!

This weekend was the end of my super busy work schedule! Sunday is graduation at Lewis and Clark and now all that is left is the Law School graduation! After that is random catering events and cookies for their cafe downstairs. So, today (Sunday) I got up made some breakfast and then went to church with Tori and her friend Ray. We went to Lunch at the New Deal Cafe that is just around the corner from our house and on the way we saw that someone was getting rid of their grill for FREE! Just this morning I was telling Tori that I wished we had a grill of some sort so that we could grill veggies, burgers, meat....all sorts of yummy things! I said all I needed was a small tiny one or even one that sits on the stove top. So after our delicious lunch Ray offered to help me drag it back to the house, so Tori dropped us off and we were looking at it and the owners son said that it works great but the piece in the middle that helps cook everything evenly had been corroded but you could get one at Home Depot for like $10. So, Ray and I decided to take a chance and clean her up! So, she still needs the inside part and a propane tank but I think that the $50-$75 that he thinks we will spend is a good deal for a grill! Tori was alright with me bringing it home as long as I take it with me if I move out! Maybe next weekend we will have a cook out!

Happy Mother's Day to my Mom and all the other Mothers I know!!

Happy Birthday to ME!

I had a lot of fun this last weekend celebrating my birthday. On Friday I met up with Sandra to have lunch downtown. We had some yummy Thai food and then on our way back to the car I got stopped by a motorcycle cop. We were right on the corner of 6Th and Main (or somewhere close to that) crossing the street. We had just walked into the street when we noticed the crosswalk sign was blinking stop. So, I decided to just walk across and Sandra decided to wait. While I was waiting for Sandra to cross the street a cop pulled up next to me to tell me that he could have ticketed me for $140. The blinking light means you need to return to the closest curb. At that light the cars are not permitted to turn on a red so if they can't turn because I am in the street then traffic gets all jammed up. He proceeded to lecture me for like 3 mins.! I tried to explain that I was already in the street so, to go back I would have wasted more of the cars time! Turns out he didn't care....
Later on Friday evening my friend Nikole took me to Kennedy school for dinner. I work with Nikole at Starbucks and recently haven't been able to work very much with her so, it was fun to hang out for the evening. When I got home I finished making the truffles that someone had ordered from me. I had been working on them since Thursday night. It usually doesn't take very long but I was being kinda lazy about it. Although they were some of the best ones I have done!
Saturday, I got up delivered truffles and then headed downtown to Saturday Market. While there I bought a ring from Spoonman and some tiny hoop earrings. I was then going to drive down to Hawthorne but it started raining and I didn't want to get all wet! So, I went home watched a movie and then headed over to Aunt Pat's house for family game night. We got to make our own pizzas and we played games and then had some cake from Beaverton Bakery. Sadly I had to leave early so that I could go to bed and work the next morning. It was nice to have 2 whole days off!

This week is the final week for Lewis and Clark until late August when the kids come back. It' s kinda busy with graduation, it will be nice to have a break!