Trying to play catch up ....

This is the 1st chance I've had to stop in the last week and let u all in on whats been going on in my life ... I went to a food show for two days last wk , learned some new plating ideas and tasted some awesome food , and got to attend a show at Whiskey River ( they had James Gregory , the comedian , do stand up for us ) My husband came home the same nite I got back from the food show after being on the rd for 16 days . so to say the least I've been running around doing things and working my tail off since he has been home . we are awaiting a call about a new job for him but in the mean time , he is H*O*M*E ! I had my 1st solo catering job last nite and cooked 18 steaks at one time and did a pretty good job at it . I love to cook for people and decorate things . So my plates are turning out awesome . I am trying to get Travis' graduation party invites done and plan things for him so i will continue to stay BUSY in the next few weeks . I will have to take some pictures of my plates to show them off ....stay tuned

Travis' Senior prom

Saturday May 2nd was also the day of my sons senior prom ! I did really well only crying twice thru the whole deal . The 1st time was when he came to me and asked for help with his tie and he had to lean way down almost in half in felt like so I could reach around his neck. the 2nd was when we were in the vehicle i borrowed from my friend Labreska . ( I borrowed her Escalade ) Travis looked real sharp in her hunter green escalade with his camo vest on !! I got to go to prom too , he wanted me there ! So I got to drive him and go in a take pictures there too . Several things happened , I talked with several people and took a few pictures in between but the most important event of the night was my son danced part of the last dance at his senior prom with his Mommy :) Oh .....did I mention my pimpin' son had TWO dates ??? ( they are seated at the table in one of the above pics with us )

Mayfest

this is the polish sausage that I talked about in my last blog , gross looking !!!!!!

Saturday was a busy busy day in Rutherford county ! We had our local street fair ., where tons of people crowd the streets to do nothing more than walk theirs dogs or their kids or both , or in this yrs case a GOAT hahaha ! There are tons of vendors that set up all along main st selling crafts and food , a car show and inflatables for the kids enjoyment . This yr was supposed to be our biggest one yet .

a day full of work

Today I went back to work after being sick for three days , there was lots of activity in the kitchen today getting ready for Mayfest tomorrow. Angie and Labreeska tryed their "hands " at the sausage link making ! It didnt go so well , they gave up after we all had a good laugh . Angies husband John came in and showed us all how to do it correctly ! The sausge link making took ALL day . Me , i'm not a sausage person and the smell killed me even with my stopped up nose and chest cold . Now I am not a fan of raw meat anyway and this just sealed the deal for me . those pork caseings that the sausage was being fed into , OMG !!!!! I will get some photos of the sausages tomorrow before its cooked so you can see what i'm talking about . I plan on taking pics during Mayest of my friends and co-workers doing our thing also . oh and I almost forgot , I am going to my sons senior prom tomorrow night . I hope to get some great pics of him to post . so until next time ........