Support the sport..

Exciting news!
I will be plunging the entirety of my body into freezing cold water in order to support the Special Olympics!
EVEN BETTER NEWS!
YOUUU! can help support too!
Support my Polar Plunge by going to this site...and make donations.

http://2012.kintera.org/fishkillplunge/eyster

Every penny counts! Thank you in advance!

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Because my mother said so...

I haven't been blogging.. as I am sure you can clearly see and people are complaining sooo...

63 school days left until I graduate.. This is unbelievable.

I just got back from Christmas break where I had a wonderful time and also made peppermint bark and fudge.. the first things besides tuna melts I have made at home in a long time.

I have a few things I need to get done in the next 63 days..
-Teach myself more Spanish as my high school Spanish teacher did a horrible job
-Apply to school.. even ones that are not my first choice because..such is life.
-Decide on a school.
-Get financial aid for said schooling.
-And last but NOT in any way, shape, or form least... Find a Job for when I get home!
YAY! LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

So this blog is pretty much my to do list and I will let you know how I'm doing...

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I believe.

I have not blogged in almost two months.. and I am not sure I have anything to say yet but...
As an Update.. I am now in Chocolate and Confections class here at the CIA with Chef Greweling and I am pretty much loving every minute of it.
I am not a professional in the subject matter but I am trying and his sarcasm and jokes defiantly help.
13 days until I go home for Christmas break.
Under 80 schools days until I graduate.
GRADUATE.
BOOYAH, HATERS!

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Stealing me.

With every good comes a bad.
I carry a credit card and debit card, rarely will I have cash on me. But maybe we should all rethink the convenience of debit and credit cards.
A friend ate at a restaurant the other day and later found out her debt card information had been stolen and used to rack up hundreds of dollars of debt in a state across the country.
The next day another friend posted on Facebook that their debit information had been stolen and used as well.
Ever think "that could never happen to me"
It can. Be Aware.
Everytime you hand your debit card to a server or cashier it takes seconds for them to have all the information they need to use your card.
They can double swipe your card in a machine that will steal your information or they could easily write down your card number and security code and use it on thousands of websites and in thousands of stores within hours.
The more aware you are of the websites you use, the places you shop, and eat the better off you will be. Some things you can do to help:

• Carry cash instead of handing your debit card over.
• Use secure paying methods like Pay Pal to pay online.
• Buy only from reputable stores and websites.
• Paying slightly more may be worth it to insure you are making safe transactions. 

Word of mouth is important, Spread the word to prevent Identity and Credit Theft. 

This blog is dedicated to SPENDonLIFE.com for a blog scholarship.

If you have a blog or someone you know has a blog:

Participate in this blogging scholarship about Credit theft 
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Some place to Lay my head.

Dorms? The only way I can describe living on campus in a dorm is.. Not Fun.
Living with people you don't know and sleeping on the worlds hardest mattress? No Way.

For that reason.. Everyone is looking for that perfect apartment close to campus but not on campus.
I found an amazing steal on Vacancy.com

In Poughkeepsie, it is only about 10 minutes from school(Culinary Intitute of America) and surrounded by a mecca of food.. which is vital not only to any college student but even more important to a baking and pastry major.

The apartment is three bedrooms! Enough room for me and my two closest friends Cameron and Krissy.
Even at the highest rent, broken into three the apartment is super affordable(less than dorm payments) for the normal broke college student(I mean eating Peanut butter and Jelly, Tuna, and Ramen every night).
The most perfect aspect(remember I'm a college student) is that the apartment is right in between Marist, The Culinary, and Vassar.. A meeting ground for all students to get together and PARTTYYYY!

Grand Pointe Park apartments are perfectly priced, spacious, don't have to walk down three flights to use the kitchen, and perfect in the always important Location, Location, Location.

Grande Point Aparments on VACANCY.COM

This is where I live =/

 

 

This Is where I could Be living! =D

Faithful

Being faithful is "Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal."
It is hard to see good examples of faith in the world sometimes.
Today is one of those days.

Bad Boys, Bad Boys, "HOLY CRAP WHAT DO I DO?!"

Yesterday was an amazing day and a perfect example of livin' it up.
My friend Kristna DePalma got 3 free tickets to see Hot Chelle Rae and The Script(both amazing bands) in concert.
So...We road tripped to Connecticut.

The thing is... when ever Krissy and I drive somewhere we can't just drive there... its always turns into an adventure.
This was no exception...

On our way to the FoxWood MGM Theater the GPS told us we had arrived at our destination and we were still in the middle of the high way..
We however out smarted the GPS and made it to the concert.
Both bands were awesome live and it was a great concert.
On our way home.. we go stuck on some sketchy detours... and then...
A car was following very closely behind me even tho I was going a decent speed in the fast lane..
Turns out it was a Cop who proceeded to SPOT LIGHT MY CAR!
Almost blinding me... I don't know about you but at my driving school they never thought me what to do when a rude cop shines his spotlight on your car in the middle of the interstate....
We pulled over non the less and he flew past us and disappeared within seconds..
IT WAS FREAKIN SCARY!

But.. we made it home... Connecticut and back, Hot Chelle Rae, The Script, brisk iced tea, and some Adele.

It's weekends like this I will always remember... Thank you Kristna DePalma and Amanda Welsh

Hot Chelle Rae Music
The Script Music

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Make it a memory.

This weekend I hung out with a lovely lady by the name of Kristina DePalma.
We walked the Hudson, we watched movies, we sang, danced, had a photo shoot. 
And we still have a whole night left to go...
Mind you, this campus is the most boring place on the face of the earth I am convinced.

The point of this is...
You have to make the most of what you have and what you are given.

The memories and inside jokes we make are something I will remember always.
The nights you go to bed early, sit alone, go to sleep angry.. those are nights you will never remember.
If you view life with an optimistic point of view and let your life go down the path the world takes you, you will be happier.. I can't say always happy or that you won't have to alter the path every now and then but..
You have to be willing to let the bad stuff flow and inject as much good as you can.
Not only in your life but in others as well.

I will leave you with an example... I hate the snow but.. Damn if I don't get to wear cute boots!
Optimism, it is a beautiful thing.

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Cheers to a new year.

October 10th, 2010.
The best decision I think I have made thus far in my life.
Making my best friend my boyfriend.
Alan is the best thing to happen to my life.
Since we have been together I have been happpier with life in general.
He is an amazing boyfriend and best friend.
I am not sure what I would honestly do without him in my life.
He is the most caring, straight forward, generous person I have ever met and I respect him so much.

Being with someone for a year may not seem like a big deal but in reality it is a huge deal.
It took us a long time to get us to the place we're at and this year has been no easy task.
Being away from the person you are madly in love with sucks.
...it sucks really bad.
But every time I get to see him is worth every minute.
So...here is to a new year and to the making of a second year with the love of my life.
Hopefully this is the first year of many.

Love like there is no tomorrow.
and if there is someone in your life you can't live with out.. you might just want to let the world do as it please and fall in love.

<3 Be Peaceful

HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO MYSELF! XD

Ruh Roh!

Just now realizing I forgot to celebrate my 1 year anniversary of Peace of Cake Blog.
...Only a month late...(sept 3rd, 2010)
Well....YAYYYYYYY! anyways =D

So in other news...
I am over half way through L block and I could not be more excited.
L block is a Hodge-podge of  random classes like Restaurant Law, Nutrition, Costing, Management, and Menu Development.
And if you think they made it an easy schedule...think again.
Class from 7am-9am and not again until 6:30pm-8:30pm.... really guy?
But the classes are getting closer to ending and the nonstop projects are slowing down...
as my stress level decreases I think I can breathe a little again.
I am ready for baking classes where I rarely have homework and my stress level minimal.

Lastly... I PASSED EXTERNSHIP!!!!! YAYYY!

<3 Be Peaceful...even in culinary hell.

My Home.

Florida is where I was born, where my dad grew up, where I grew up, where I know, where most things I love are.
So when you decide that it's the place you are going to land your insults on please, go else where.
"the place where old northerners go"
"not the south. not the north"
We get it.. super original.
So we have old people. So does your state.
the difference?... nothing else was bad enough to make fun of in Florida unlike your state.
Not all of Florida is old people and I bet you'd trade any day of walking through snow to come lay on the beach in my state.
And if we are the north or the south, you're probably not very intelligent.

People need to realize that some times what they say goes deeper than they actually know.
You hate on someones town, someones home, someones car, or shoes, or shirt, or hair or anything..
But it could mean a whole lot more than just that to someone.
Maybe someone special got it for them, or it has significant meaning more than the eye can see.
Maybe that state you are making fun of is the place that I am missing more than anything and would do anything to be in right now.. with my family.. where it doesn't snow.

To me Florida is everything I know.
Florida made me who I am.
Florida is where I was raised.
And I will rep my state till I die.

Think of not only what you say but also how it will effect the people around you.

<3 Be Peaceful

Next.

3 weeks have gone since I got back to the CIA.
It has been fun to say the least.
topping last year by far. 
And I have done well so far in L block.
But moving on from the CIA is in the not so distant future.

So today.. I started a list of potential schools to further my education.
I feel as though I am a junior in high school.
Only this time for real...
Last time I only had a few choices since I was looking for a culinary school.
Now I don't know what major or where to even start looking at schools.
hmm... this should be interesting.

I better make a decision soon since applications for next fall are already being accepted.

The world is mine to be had... and I cannot wait!

<3 Be Peaceful and move on.


P.s. What does everyone think about a craft blog?

Motivation

"Motivating is the management process influencing people’s behavior based on the knowledge of what makes people “tick”."

This was the topic of my management course today and honestly I couldn't help but to think into it a little bit.
People always think of making a person "tick" as a bad thing almost like the saying  "pushing their buttons"
But in reality the tick or pushing of ones buttons if you actually think about it, for the most part always results in an outcome.
If there is no outcome then the lack of an outcome was coincidentally an outcome.  
An outcome of some kind is an action of some kind.
Therefore you Motivated them in one way or another to do, say, or act.
Now in which way you are motivated is up to you.

I think the knowledge and thought process of things like this are extremely important for a positive outlook on life.
If say, I am pushed to my limits in turn will that not motivate me to make my limit bigger, longer, better?
Motivation is key in productivity.

Set your goals and limits.
Let yourself and others motivate you to reach them.
Once you have reached them..
make bigger ones, making it more challenging for yourself and others to get you to your limit and/or breaking point.
If you aren't motivated to take action today.. when will you be?

<3 Be Peaceful

Too much time.

Life is never easy..
and there is too much time to make it harder for yourself.
If people could just leave things be it would probably make it less complicated.

and this is where being the bigger person comes in.

The way it works at CIA is that you stick with the same group for pretty much your whole program.
This gets complicated.
And this has been testing my bigger person abilities.

But I know that being able to keep my thoughts inside and walk this world with my chin held high will pay off in the end.

I don't want to make this life harder for myself..
I want to slide through and be happy go luck about life.

To help me.. My lovely boyfriend<3 I don't know what I'd do without him. 10.10.10

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My Druthers..

With new days comes new things...
I decided an overhaul of peace of cake was necessary since I am feeling like I am in a different place in my life..
I am in a happier part.
Don't get me wrong my bad days come...but then they go.
And that is the important thing to remember, a day is only 24 hours. It'll be a new one before you know it and 20 years from now I won't remember the crude remarks or the stress level of L block.
I will just look back and see those who where there for me and all the nights I stayed up until ungodly hours of the morning doing nothing.. absolutely nothing but having fun while I did it.

I came back to New York with intentions of second chances and I feel like I have done ok, but I know I should try harder.
Mind you there is always an exception.
And sometimes that exception leads to others and so on and so forth.
Before you know it you are back where you started.
So with this new face of Peace of Cake I will turn my cheek.
I will look at the good.
Forgive but never forget.
Because in the end every breath I spend discussing the failure of others is a breath I could have be expressing the love and fun in life.
Another breath I could have used to laugh instead.

I'm glad this overhaul has happened now because I know I am going to need this to keep peace of mind in the coming weeks.
But I will embrace it, showing fun no mercy.

A thoughtful quote today while I was in Rhinebeck exploring with lovely friends...

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. -Thich Nhat Hanh

If I had my druthers I'd be Peaceful anyway<3

The problem with food.

Actually the problem with having a food related degree...
When you graduate with said degree there are so many fields and areas of work you can go into not to mention the abundance of education paths you can continue on after.
Now it's time to decide which path I want to take....
How can I decide? I don't feel like I am old enough to make such an important decision.
But I can't just keep going to school for random degree..I am going to have to put them together into one career sooner or later.

HELP!

<3  Be Peaceful

Scrabbled.

I got a fridge today. It has a wrap and apple juice in it.
I'm playing scrabble with my boyfriend..over the phone. <3smart phone apps.
I got a lot of homework done and will continue on that path tomorrow.
Everythings ok.

-Be Peaceful

One Week Deep.

A week deep and I am already so stressed I want to cry.
I try talking to my loved ones for some support, some reassurance but it just frustrates me and makes me not want to talk anymore.
Being in a different state and having a horrendous class schedule is making my life so difficult.
Then I am expected to find a job to add onto it.
How can I work? The only time I get to myself is the weekends and even on the first week its going to be spent reading hundreds of pages of shit I don't care about.
I keep telling myself , if I can get through the next 8 months I will be fine.
But the truth of the matter is, I bit off more than I could chew.
I can't afford to go to the number one culinary school and I will be and am already in debt so deep, I'm not sure I will ever be able to get out of it.
Hearing people talk about paying off there student debt at the age of 40 makes me cringe.
I don't want to be that 40 year old with huge payments every month for an education most don't even think was worth the time.
And what happens if I get into the real world when this is all said and done and I don't even want to do this?
I feel like I am working so hard and in the end I am going to come up short.
Jobless, not knowing what I want to do in life, and in Debt. The perfect way to start a life of my own.
I just want to quit.

-Peaceful is hard when your in debt at 19.

Home sick Kick.

I think I just got hit in the face with homesick.
I suddenly got really sad.
Maybe talking to my mom and then talking to Alan right after did the trick.
I really miss being home, not to mention home with Alan.
ugh =/
And I pretty much failed at packing which in turn is costing me money.. lots of money.


I guess on the good side is that classes seem really cool.
My teachers are cool and the work seems pretty easy.
I have Restaurant Law, Nutrition, Costing, Intro to Management, and Menu Development.
All of which include a million projects but luckily they are mostly group so it won't be as much work.
Also I have my darling Cameron next to me.
Hopefully all goes well as I am planning.

As far as New York goes.. Its freakin cold already and its been raining to make it even colder.
Can't I just get a couple weeks of semi warm before it turns into the freakin Arctic.
Ugh..

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VA or Bust!

I am leaving tomorrow to head up north as I am moving into my dorm on Monday.
On my way to NY I am stopping in VA to see my lovely sister, brother in law, and their two kids.
This is VERY exciting. I haven't seen them in a long time and probably wont see them for awhile after this trip.
This is also bitter sweet because I am leaving home..again..
You'd think I'd be use to it by now... I'm not.
Oh well.. I will be home again in December and my lovely, amazing, handsome boyfriend will be too. =)
That fact I am thrilled about.


<3 Be Peaceful