Almost time to go back!!

Okay, it's been forever since I've posted. Last semester finished pretty well. I managed to squeeze an "A" from my on-line nutrition course - I pretty much hated the course, but I did learn a lot. Along with my "A" I was awarded two departmental scholarships. They weren't the biggest, but has my hubby says, every little bit helps.

Last week a I got a big surprise - I had applied for a James Beard Foundation Scholarship in May and figured I had about a snowballs chance in **** getting one as James Beard Foundation is such a big time culinary foundation and they have several hundred people applying each year. Well, a chef here who runs one of the top 100 restaurants in the world set up a scholarship through James Beard just for students at my school - he didn't even go to my school, he's originally from France and trained there. Anyway, the envelope came last week and all that was on the outside was my addy, the return addy and scholarhip information enclosed. I was terrified to open it, but it contained a letter announcing that I had gotten the scholarship and it's a big one. So tution is covered and some of our before school care is covered for the year!!

I took the summer off from class mainly because my kids summer break was only 7 weeks and we wanted to go to the Mainland for vacation. Downside of living in paradise is vacationing anywhere else takes a full day of travel each way.

I'm really looking forward to starting class this fall. I'm taking fundamentals of baking and intermediate baking, both of which start at 6:00am - so sixteen weeks of dragging out the door 5 days a week at a time that I should be settling down with my first cup of java and the paper. I shouldn't complain, I'm out at noon. Hubby and son can't wait for me to bring home some fresh bread and my daughter is anxiously awaiting some baked goodies. I'm thrilled that I will be back in a kitchen hanging out a bunch of other geeks (hubby's term) who talk and think about food all the time.

Now I just need to find a sitter to come in early and who can get my kids out the door to school!