Journey To Notter School and Orlando: Winter Park

Rolling out of bed EARLY in the morning after a late night of fun was NOT the easiest thing for me to do! Was I looking forward to another run in what already felt like a sauna bath before the run even started???? Of course not, are ya nuts?!?!?! :o)

The race took place in a small residential neighborhood (in Winter Park), so one can only imagine how crowded the run was. There were 3000 hot, sweaty, enthusiastic runners lined up at the start! The anthem played, horn sounded, and the runners were off.

Amongst the throng of trail trekkers was none other than Chef Ewald Notter! I felt like a completely lazy slug next to him. He had already done 4 miles..BEFORE THE RACE! This 5K run was nothing but a cool down run for him.

Hahaha....too funny because when I get to a race, I always see people running before the race and never understood the purpose....now here I was with the founder and Director of Education of Notter School of Pastry Arts and witnessing to him being "one of those people" *sheepish grin*

He gives me great inspiration to run....helps preserve youth, prevent weight gain (it's got to be his secret since he consumes all that sugar all day), and stay fit...HE is living proof!!

My goal (again) was to cross that finish line in one piece! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! *does a moonwalk* <--- in honor of MJ :o)

The fun did not stop there, Kobfa and I signed up (along with hundreds of others) to do the watermelon eating contest. 5 guys and 5 gals were chosen (at random) to see who could eat their chunk'o watermelon the fastest in 3 minutes.

My name did not get pulled...but once again, people I go with do get chosen. Kobfa's name was chosen, but because there had already been 5 guys picked, he was not allowed to do it. The MC was gracious enough to allow lil o'l ME to do it instead!

Rules of the game were as follows:

No hands, no upchucking, no spitting!

So, how did I do? Welllllllllllllll.....you are now looking at 2009's Watermelon Queen!! WOO HOO!!! :o)

Me, FL's Watermelon Queen, Winner of Men's Division (and son)!

I won rights to never inhaling watermelon like that ever again, a whole watermelon, a crown (aka watermelon visor with "QUEEN" written on it"), and two beautifully hand painted wine glasses.

So what have I learned from this experience? Maybe cooking isn't my thing...but EATING sure is!!! Maybe after pastry school I'll go and train with Juliet Lee and Sonya Thomas and join them in the rankings of the International Federation of Competitive Eating. *laughs hysterically* JUST KIDDING....or am I? *wink wink*

It was just nice to run along side my sweet darling lollipoo. Our next appearance will be EXPEDITION EVEREST!

*Note-I had to use this Post Title because it used to be one of my favorite songs amongst many other country songs. How could y'all NOT like line dancing? :o)

ALAS! I get to finally chill out and catch up on blogging. Hmmm..I think this just means that I need to find more ME time! *looks at watch*

Well, I've been wanting to tell you about my weekend my Sweet Darling Lollipoo was here and I haven't had the chance....so NOW's my chance. YIPPIE!

*begins to ponder* It's been awhile but if my memory serves me right, it began on a clear blue day.... we went to a farmers' market up in Winter Park with Renee (my fellow classmate) and her boyfriend.

This was also my first time riding in a convertible!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Anyways, shall we take a look at some of the goodies that were at the farmer's market?

Did Savitre leave empty handed?

SHE SURE DIDN'T!!! :o)

Later that evening, we made it out to the Polynesian for some Hawaiian grub'n entertainment.

It was a three course meal:

Beginning with mixed greens with mango-poppy seed dressing, pineapple-coconut bread, and sweet golden pineapple.

For the main course we were offered a bottomless tray of bbq pork ribs, roasted chicken, polynesian rice (my favorite), and seasonal vegetables. There was SOOOOO much food, we never made it to ordering a second helping. *sigh*And for dessert following a production of dimming lights and a parade of servers carrying out a plastic smoking volcano, we had Kilauea Volcano Delight!

I think I would've enjoyed it more had I not been suffering from gluttony after the main course. *chuckles*What did we wash it all down with?
A Tropical Pina Colada and Pele's Fire Punch (with souvenir hand-carved Monkey Coconut) :o)
This romantic evening ended with a stroll along Disney's Polynesian Resort's sandy beach while watching the "Wishes" fireworks.