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

<3 Be Peaceful

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.

<3 Be Peaceful

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