Extended Stay

I stayed at the Extended Stay hotel in Anaheim and totally loved it. I was fortunate to be able to stay there as all the hotels were booked for the convention. It was about 15 minutes away, but the staff was great. For the price, it was a great experience. If I was going to Disneyland for the weekend, I'd rather stay across the street, but for business, this was great. I was pleasantly surprised by the experience and would definitely stay there again. I just wish they had a pool and an exercise facility on site... that would have made it perfect.

Waves

I seem to have blogging inspirations in waves.... Not so much in batches of ideas, but in times it makes sense to post ideas. I have been swamped in life. Yes, I left my job... the woman was totally insane. I loved her product, but she was crazy. She had never had an employee before and it totally showed. I loved the product.... but she was crazy... I can't emphasize that enough... There were too many instances to recount. I wish it could have been different, but she was nuts. I should have figured when she hired me, but wanted to pay me as a contractor to save on payroll taxes. I'll leave it at that.... there were hundreds of issues. I loved the trade show experience, but hated the nickel and diming of the trip. It's hard to explain. We rented a kitchen for $100+ (we were trying to beat $150), and when it came time to pay "I only have $50". This happened over and over on numerous occasions. So, when it came time to get reimbused for the trip, there wasn't any money. And I was wayyy under budget. So, even though I am no longer working, I am in school full time... yeah, I'm swamped!!! I also am helping hubby with his classes as well as being his typist. Yesterday I had my day planned out and it went out the window. He had homework due that he didn't remember, or know about, so I had to help him and didn't even start my work until 3:00.... yeah... no stress. So, while I am blogging in my head, I don't always have access to a computer to put it in writing... Soon, this will all be over!

You Have Got to Be Kidding Me...

ok, so my husband and I have gone back to school. Yes, Mei, we were totally stupid to not have done this before. You told me and you told me, and I didn't listen. Well, we are wrapping up our first semester and we both totally LOVE it. The fact that we are making money at it, is even better. (Especially since I am no longer working, but that's another post). So, the husband is taking Hospitality Management, and I am taking Accounting. Accounting was not my first choice, but 1) it made the most sense because I've been doing it for 20+ years, and 2) I can take all my classes on-line. I am knee-deep in accounting and he is starting his Hospitality classes. My degree requires much less credits than his does. I am at a point in my life where Accounting no longer does it for me. I've worked in the field a long time and am ready for something different so I want to change to the Hospitality Management field. It would seem like a duplication with the husband except that we have different outcome expectations - Let's put it this way: Husband wants to run Club 33 at Disneyland and I want to run the Disneyland Hotel. He wants to focus on the food and I want to focus on the Hotel. (Yes, for those who know me... ironic). Anyway.... the degree program at the college requires certain classes for the AS in Hospitality Mangement, including Basic Food Prep. I want to run the hotel, not the restaurant, but you need the food classes anyway. So, hubby is 1, yes 1, semester ahead of me. (Although I have 3 credits from Nutrition that can transfer over to the major.) Registering for the upcoming semesters, the fall is offering the basic requirement of "Basic Food Prep". Required course....
My husband had become the total teacher's pet for the whole Hospitality Management department. He had volunteered for extra credit and so has interacted with all of the instructors. So, I registered him for his Summer/Fall classes and then I registered for my classes. I signed up for the Basic Food Prep (because I need that to be eligible for the other classes as a prerequisite). Yeah, I'm jazzed!!! My classes are set for Summer and Fall (as well as Hubby's). I'm balancing the Accounting, but transitioning over to Hospitality Management at the same time. (I love school so much I could take multiple majors and not blink and eye.). Anyway.... I signed up for the main class which is the Basic Food. I will even sign up my daughter for Kindergarten in a special program so I can attend, and hubby comes home and is so proud. Of what... yes, here it comes... he was asked to be a TA for a teacher....of course... here it comes.... for Basic Food.... which I am taking. Now, if his teachers love him I don't want to be known by him, so trying to pull this off in the fall is going to be a nightmare. I don't know him and he won't know me..... You have got to be kidding me!!!! Of all the classes he could TA for...