Girls and their Hairstyles

So I'm trying to settle myself at home. All of my personal belongings are at least finally in my room and not in my truck. Though, I must admit my room is currently a pile of girl. Clothes, pictures, and many many more things. Though my bed (the couch ) I am currently sleeping on is mess free. I prefer this couch than my parents getting used to me being inside the house. Meh, it is a comfortable couch.

Although I have already gotten a few family responsibilities. Like teaching my sister how do dress her hair. What can I say if I so want to I can and am very able to do myself up. I guess now it's time to pass on that knowledge and who better than my own sister. She is all grow up already and though we never were really too far apart in age (5 years) it still surprises me to hear she is going on her second year of college!

Anyways, more coming later on my acclimation of a place I once called home and am trying to call home again.

Dinner at Stella

Was spectacular!!

It was my first time on the other side. By that I mean the first time and coming in as a customer into the restaurant that I worked for, for the past 2 years. I had a tasting menu. I was accompanied by two couple friends whom have become very important to my life regardless of the little time I actually get to spend time with. One couple is always unbelievably busy Andy and Amber. With my schedule and theirs we hardly get time to see each other. The other couple, Chris and MaryBeth,  has an 8 month old so their time of going out and eating have dearly diminished. I got to spend some time with little Jimmy ( the baby), he is completely adorable.

Needless to say, the company was as great as the food. I am glad God has placed these people in my life. They will never know how much they helped me and how much of a support they were. When you are on your own for so many years and you are as busy as I am, you don't really get the opportunity to make lasting friends. I meet people all the time. However to make a lasting friend is not an easy feat. I think people assume I might have lots of other friends whom I spend my free time with. To be completely honest I could count how many more friends besides these two couples that I have here in Truckee in one hand. Most of those are co-workers, so I guess that doesn't really count.

Again, I thank God for the people he has placed in my life. They will always have a place in my heart.

I'm glad we got to enjoy a meal together before I am to leave Truckee. It was a nice ending to a wonderful 2 years.

P.S. Hearing people rave about the food gets old real quick, and although I have had tried almost all of the dishes before in their separate components, actually getting to sit down and enjoy a full dish leisurely followed by more dishes. I have to agree with all those people and say that yes indeed Stella is the best restaurant in Tahoe ;)

P.S.S. Yes, yes I might definitely be a little bias ;)  

I made a little trip to Safeway late at night to get moving boxes

I walked into Safeway and walk up to one of the workers if they have boxes I could have. She replies with a happy yes. She hands me a kart (the ones they use themselves to haul the heavy boxes around the store) and told me to knock myself out and to bring the kart back whenever I was done. As I moved a long the store with my kart collecting boxes I encountered familiar and friendly faces (Safeway employees) waving and saying "Hey Bree" "Hey Bree, you moving."

Also for dinner I went to the local Taqueria and the girl over the counter asks me how my day is going and if I had work today. The guy that brought me food said "Bree you look mad" and the guy back in the kitchen yelled "Bree is mad? Porque?" One of the customers who had walked in with me looks over at me and says "You must come here often, everyone seems to know you." Answer, yes.

I'm going to miss this place and knowing everybody where ever I go. I don't think people in my new Safeway will lend me one of their karts and let me race down the store grabbing whatever I want.....

Yesterday was my last day at Stella

I almost cried. It was a very saddening experience to leave a place of work where I love to be and love to work with everyone around me. Well most of the time. Sometimes, Ok, most of the time they drive me crazy but I can't imagine working at a place were they won't. What a bore. :) Andrew one of the hotel reception workers walked in to the kitchen and two waiters were at it arguing and Andrew had on this baffled and a little scared face as he walked out as I yelled out to him it's called passion Andrew, PASSION! :) So we argue like siblings.

I was so overcome with emotion but so resolved in my decision to not break down in front of the boys, that I forgot my knife bag. Which for you of those who don't know carries all my personal kitchen equipment and my knives. Guess I'll have to go back to retrieve them.

Now to start the thing I have been procrastinating on and putting off as long as I can. Packing... Ugh

I know books are digital these days.....

I even own some but there is nothing better than the physical contact of each page and the smell of a book.

Ran into some Wildcats in their honeymoon here in Tahoe

Yesterday at the restaurant one of the waiters, Tim, brought a couple back for me to do a cantaloupe caviar demonstration for them.
Me: Hi come on in, step up on back here
Girl: It's our first time here
Guy: Everything is fantastic we love it all
Girl: It is our first time in Tahoe
Me: (looking outside at the hail) Where are you guys from?
Girl: Seattle, we are here on our honeymoon

We continue to talk about the weather and I continue with my demonstration.

Me: Zach, you know those people that you get a feeling you know or look really familiar but you can't place them?
Zach: Yeah that happens to me all the time
Me: Yeah you know that guy that came back here, he looked familiar
Zach: Must have one of those faces
Me: Yeah must remind me of someone else

It keeps on bothering me though. I go to their table.

Me: I'm sorry but this is kind of weird but you look familiar. Perhaps ACU?

They flip out. Apparently both of them went to ACU and we were in the same entering class. They were from the theatre department though and well I don't even know where that is on campus. Campus is not that big. I didn't look familiar to them but him being in some of the school plays explains why I would recognize him.

Small world! I run into some wildcats from Seattle, WA in Truckee, CA on their honeymoon and we went to school together in Abilene, TX ! How wild is that?!

I just collected most I my kitchen instruments from the restaurant

It's starting to seem real that I am leaving. At home I have procrastinated packing. I guess I can't ignore it anymore.

Collected my things that had been spread in the kitchen for the past 2 years.