Graduation

Well, it has nearly been a month since I graduated from Culinary School! YAY!!! I had graduation on the 20th of February. I was so excited because not only did Chad get to come, but my grandparents, my mom and Suzanne (my mother-in-law). I really hate saying "Mother-in-law", because I almost feel like you have to have a bad relationship with your mother-in-law to say that. And I don't, I really like her, like I love her!!!

Anywho, all the 'rents came in to town the Thursday night before and we went and grabbed some dinner at the oh so delicious Black Walnut Cafe. It was yummy as usual and then we came back and got plastered. All of us, it was awesome. Not really, we had some cake that I had made and sat and visited! It was loads of fun!

Friday was my last day of school and we still had things to finish. It was the completion of Z final cake (said in a French accent) and had to complete little things before we were officially done. I walked in and noticed that my underwater sea creation made of sugar had become the DEAD sea overnight and I was so bummed. I thought "Oh man, Chef is really gonna grill me on this one. Way to go, Bri." He saw it and shockingly said, "Brianna, we all have days like that, I think that your thermometer was just off, but it would have been a really great piece." Whew! Thank you Lord!

Chad and the rest of the fam showed up a while before graduation and got to meet the chefs and see my projects before going in for graduation. It was so fun for them to get to be there and see what I had done the last 5 months and meet the instructors that pushed me beyond what I thought I could do!

Thanks so much to everyone for their prayers and support. I truly appreciate them! This was truly the hardest thing I have ever done and don't know how I could have done it without everybody!!

Chad,
Thanks for being more than I could have ever imagined and for being so supportive. You are the best and thanks for letting me live my dream! You will never know how much I love you! Thanks buddy!

Here are some pictures from G-day!!! Hope you enjoy!

Here lies the DEAD sea. It has some coral, bubbles, rock, seaweed, a jellyfish and a regular fish. So sad....

This is Z final cake. It was a mousse cake that consisted of delicious things that I can't really remember, but I do know that it was YUMMY! Those are macaroons on the outside, which are also delicious!

This is my chocolate box. This was very difficult. I made 24 of the standing fruit baskets in order to get 4 that would stand! Made me crazy!!!

Here is the wedding cake that I did. I was pretty pleased with it!

Papa and Mammy with the graduate! They were close to being on a sugar high, I am pretty sure!! We all got to eat some yummy desserts and have no doubt that we all did!!Our moms!!!! How sweet is that? Pretty sweet, I know!

This is Chef Philippe. One of the most, if not the most INTENSE Frenchmen of all time. He really could be a jerk, but luckily I never caught his wrath. Maybe it was because I was awesome, or maybe because I was a girl and he was European. I will go with option 2. Either way, I didn't care! He was so great and pushed me harder than I ever thought possible!

This is Chef Sebastian. He was my instructor the first 10 weeks and then was learning to teach levels 2 and 3 under Philippe while I was in levels 2 and 3. He wasn't near as intense, but was very funny, sarcastic and loved to make fun of everyone!

If you have made it this far in this forever long blog, Thanks!! If not, then you are a loser and we are done being friends!

Peace out kiddos!!!