Journey To Notter School and Orlando: Sushi

I finished off the Classical Cakes and Tarts unit by making a "Brooklyn" cheesecake for my practical. It's supposed to be a NY cheesecake but since the outer edge wasn't working out the way I wanted it to and looked a little "rougher on the edge"...I coined it "Brooklyn" cheesecake....I wish I could actually go to Brooklyn and give this to my best friend Aarti because July 9th is her BDAY!!!! FELIZ CUMPLEANOS CHICA!!! :o)

Other fun things for the 4th of July weekend entailed:

Checking out ICEBAR:

This was 27 degrees (fahrenheit) of FREEZING FUN!!! Music blasting, people dancing (to keep warm, I suppose), bartender laughing, drinks gratifying...it was definitely one touristy thing I definitely had to check out while out here in Orlando. *shivers*

Ahhh...never thought I'd say it, but it made me miss Chicago's bitter winter... I love wearing cozy sweaters w/a cute scarf, drinking my peppermint hot cocoa, skating at Millenium Park, and cuddling up with my Chilly Willy :o)

Of course when Kobfa comes out here, we have to go fishing for some really good sushi. I wanted to keep the fun alive and find a Kaiten-Sushi (conveyor belt sushi; aka sushi-go-round) restaurant. I was told that Amur a had it. Boy oh boy were we disappointed when they didn't have it. I guess the person misunderstood me when I tried to explain it. Oh well, at least the sushi was good. I tried Googling Kaiten-Sushi restaurants in Orlando...but couldn't find anything...so if anyone knows of one...PUH-LEEEEEEEZ let me know!!!! (Otherwise I'll have to add Sushi Station to my list of places to eat when I get home).

The weekend ended with a BBQ at Star's. I was extremely excited for her when I saw the turn out because this is HER day and she definitely deserved to be the happiest that day! I was just grateful to have met someone that gave me a fun place to go (with GREAT food, FUN folks, and GORGEOUS fireworks). We sat so close to the fireworks, I think I'm still washing ash outta my eyes. Hahaha! OH, and let me say, this was my FIRST time playing with sparklers! *gets all giddy*

So, to June...I say GOODBYE!

A great big welcome to JULY!! :o)

I always said there's always a rainbow after the rain!!!...and it definitely made it's appearance on the way to Star's 4th of July BBQ. This was DEFINITELY one of the best weekends yet in Orlando!! :o)

Wish i had a panoramic camera.

This one stretched all the way across the sky (full arch)

Oh how I would love to blog everyday, but just can't seem to find the time to do so.

So, let me fill you in on my past 48hrs of mAdNeSs (prepare for a somewhat longer than usual post).

It began by trying to clean house on Sunday night. I decided to do the usual, laundry and vacuum. However, I wanted to also clean the outside of my place as well. While I was out there, I had noticed something strange. It looked like a mini beehive...but I knew it wasn't. I kept staring at it and noticed all these bugs flying/crawling around it. I had never seen anything like it before!!

My plan was to have maintenance come over and check it out, only no one cares to answer the phone on a Sunday night. *frown*

While I was in school on Monday, I was hoping that maintenance would've received my message and found a remedy for the situation.....NO, OF COURSE NOT!!!

So, when I got home on Monday, there were TONS of bugs flying and crawling around my front door. It was so icky...some even managed to follow me in (guess they wanted air conditioning). ECK! Okay, you have to understand that I have bugaphobia (not sure what the scientific word is) so I don't do well with these creatures...INCLUDING butterflies (long story...don't ask)!

At this point, I decided that it was a wasp's nest. I looked it up on Google images and sure enough, I was right! Then I did a research on how to get rid of it! Everyone and anyone I called all said to go to Target and buy one of those wasp remover sprays. The thought of having those varmints emerge and then drop to the floor gave me the heebie jeebies! *shivers* So that option was out of the picture.

I waited until Lorenzo got out of work (which was mega late at night) and "bugged" him to come over and save me! He laughed and said he'd do it after school on Tuesday! *gasps* WHAT?!??!?! Tuesday?!?!??! How on earth was I going to wait another day?...let alone leave the house!!!!! *begins to panic* I told Lorenzo that I would just call pest control and show up to school late. Poor Lorenzo felt so bad for me that he actually came over and took control of the situation. MY HERO! *smiles with relief*

GOOD NEWS: Now my front door has an invisible screen of insect repellant.

BAD NEWS: Any bug that attempts to break through that invisible screen dies on contact. UGH! Now, I just have a bunch of dead insects hanging out my front door everyday I come home school! *sigh* Oh how I miss Chicago!

WAIT!!! It gets better!!!!... (NOT!) :o(

Love is the air....and I mean that literally!

It's LOVEBUG season (aka lovebug infestation). For those of you (like me) who don't know what they are...they are these flying insects (male and female) attached to each other. They don't bite or sting or anything but are utterly revolting when they are getting disemboweled, crushed, decapitated, and mutilated on your windshield. Anyone have those bee outfits I can borrow?....I think that's the only way I'll survive Florida!!!

Anyways, Tuesday was better because after school I went with Lorenzo and Renee to Epcot to help them look for a job. Lorenzo had the hook up so I got in for free. He also knew the Executive Chef at Chefs de France in the French Pavillion....so I hope they land a job. *keeping fingers crossed*

We then ate in Mexico because Lorenzo, being the VIP in Orlando that he is, was able to hook us up with some free grub! FREE and FOOD are my two favorite words...and they're even better when they're together. *grin* Did I befriend the right person in Orlando or what? :o)

Afterwards we walked around and went on some rides (again with the not having to wait in any lines). Before we knew it, it was already 8:30pm. We almost stayed for IllumiNations but decided that since it was a school night, we should head home and do our homework. BUMMER! I guess there's always next time.