A new job and a new lunch item

Today it finally happened...I finally accepted a job at a restaurant other than Applebee's. During my year and a half at the Bee's I have gotten fed up enough to look for a new job several times, but never with any success. Recently I had resigned myself to finishing out the final few months before I have my first nursing job at Applebee's, but a few days ago a friend who works at Travinia asked if I wanted a job. I went and talked with a manager today, and it seems like a really great place for me to work with my schedule and experience, and so I start on the 22nd. Funny how you find jobs when you aren't looking for them...I'm sure there's some lesson there. I went and turned in my two weeks notice at Applebee's tonight with quite a bit of sadness in my heart. As awful a job as it is, it did help pay my bills, and I have grown to love many of the people I work with there. At least there is always facebook.

In other news I recently started baking bread. I like to think of my self as a healthy person with a rational brain, meaning I still believe in scientific research and don't believe farmers and the food industry are out to kill us with crazy chemicals (i.e. - Aspartame is fine). Everything in moderation is kind of my theme. However, that being said, I did read a book one time called In Defense of Food, and while I didn't buy into everything in the book, I did resonate with the idea that food is probably best the way God designed it, in it's most natural form. I don't think anyone would argue that American's don't eat too many processed foods...but take the idea even farther. The more simple you can keep it, the better. So, I remembered my mom making homemade bread at times as a child, and I decided I would begin to make bread for my family. The bread I am making merely has yeast, whole wheat flour, honey, butter, and water. I knead it by hand and it doesn't take long, most of the time is just waiting for it to rise several times. This week was my second attempt at making it, and it turned out even better than the first week.

I am definitely learning as I go, as it seems there is an art form to bread making.

Lastly, Callie is getting married next week and I get to sing in the wedding, which I am happy about. I greatly miss singing and playing my guitar, so it should be fun. I bought a new suit and tie for the occasion; what do you think?