1st Day of Class

Hi all!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Well, I got all dressed up but kind of no where to go?? We didn't really have class today, it was more of a formal, uniformed-up, orientation!  It was a bit of a bummer as I was really excited to start class.  When does that ever happen? ;)

I got there 15 minutes early but apparently so did everyone else.  There were tons of new students today which was impressive.  I would say there were equally as many men in the room as there were women. It was mixed though, so in the beginning you didn't know if you were going to be with a fellow classmate or a fellow student.  After they sat us all down, we proceeded to do a few hours of rules and regulations.  The President gave a little speech as well. I was happy to hear that the same people who spoke at the "mini-orientation" on the 5th ( which I  missed), were the same people who spoke today.

Thereafter, we were in long lines for ID's, Photo's, Books and tool kits. The Tool kit is so heavy and filled with so many goodies! I love it. As soon as I got it, the excitement started all over again.  That is not to say I wasn't excited to hear 2 hours of rules and regs.  :)  We were then put into two groups, Culinary students and Patisserie and Baking students. I was surprised that there was only one male in our 23 student Baking and Pastry group! It is a nice variety in age group and ethnicity though and I look forward to getting to know the team. I am already eyeing my competitors, for fun of course ;)

The Pastry Chef who will school us for the next 6 weeks gave us the next lesson, which was to go through the entire kit, making sure we each had every piece that we paid for. I cant say that it was cheap, but I will say it is quality.  Quality speaks for itself in my book.  We were all equally anxious to use each and every tool.

The Pastry Chef is very nice and down to earth. I think I will enjoy her manner of teaching. There is also a second Chef who will help out and both have the same qualifications.  I must say, I think this is going to be something truly amazing and I cant thank my lucky stars enough for having the opportunity to do something that I love, every day, for the next 9 months.  I have to thank my better half who kept encouraging me to follow my dreams.  You know who you are! I do this for myself to contine to grow as an individual, but I also do this for US! 

Tomorrow should be a fun day. I'm ready to roll...literally, any kind of dough! Thank you guys for keeping up with me! With the tools in this kit, we are going to be creating some delightful treats!

"Bake" with you very soon!