My mornings are definitely my sanctuary and my quiet time. All of us night time girls usually sit around and talk, have breakfast and take naps before work. Sometimes it's just me and Dijon, but I really like the mornings that Alyssa and Chelsey are here too. It's different time spent together than the after work hours where we're all kind of wound up and still going a hundred miles an hour from dinner service.
I meant to write this week when I had days off, but we kept ourselves kind of busy so I never got around to it. We went to the parks for the first time (well, the first time for me since I've been here) and had a blast. It was so fun to go with people that had never experienced it before, I felt like a parent and kept pulling out the map planning where we should go next. It was amazingly fun.
The last couple weeks at work have been wonderful. It still surprises me that I enjoy going to work every day. I'm still on pantry, but I still feel like I learn a little every day and I still really love my job. It's a pretty surreal feeling sometimes, but one that I'm very happy to get used to. My co-workers make me smile daily and getting to know them has been one of the most rewarding parts of my job.
Last night after service, one of my Sous Chefs pulled me aside and told me I'm on the A-list with the front of the house because four different people talked with him about me and how good I'm doing last night. There are nights when you just need to hear things like that and even though I've been having great nights, I've been super sore and it was a really nice encouragement. It's great to get confirmation almost every day that I've chosen the right thing to do with my life.
Oh! Two nights ago he wanted me to make an amuse bouche (it's like a tiny course of a meal that is literally one or two bites and are usually given out as a compliment of the Chef) for a table that was a miniature version of our tomato salad. He told me to 'own it' and I was kind of scared. I mean, I make the tomato salad every day but he wanted me to make it different and make it my own and give him four identical plates. He liked it so much that he took a photo of it and said he is going to put it on our slideshow that runs on a TV in our kitchen. I took a picture with my phone, but it's not the best picture ever....but here you go.
So, as proud moments go, that was a good one.
All in all things have been wonderful. I'm extra sore from my nine hours of walking around the parks on Wednesday, but I'm looking forward to two days off again coming on Monday and Tuesday.
Oh! Wonderful news! My friend Greg is coming to visit me at the end of the month and I couldn't be more thrilled. I can't wait to see him and take him around Florida a little bit.
Anywho, I'll post a recipe this week on my days off. I can't decide if I want to tell you how to make homemade tomato sauce or maybe something else Italian. We'll just see how I feel on Monday. I hope you all enjoy your weekend and I will see you in a couple days!
Fish, to taste right, must swim three times – in water, in butter and in wine. —Polish proverb
Happy eating,
Lauren
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