When I decided to leave home,it was a easy reason, but when I left Vegas, I was ready,more then ready i had been trying to leave every day since I went there.. Sure I had fun, sure I made some of the BEST Friends, but it wasn't me, It wasn't home.. There were mountains everywhere. As far as I could see I was trapped no country just desert,sand and mountains.
Las Vegas was my escape, away from a small town, a chance to be out on my own,I was 19 and I was ready for a Adventure.. I lived with My uncle as he took me in and gave me a place to live, two cousins i would help raise,and then get another one to look after and to love .
Sooner or later I went to school Le Cordon Bleu of Culinary Arts, I learned alot and I got to go to school for something I love, something to really make's me in to something..I got a job soon after that and got my own apartment, I was truly on my own in a Big City, I felt like a small town girl with big city dreams. I enjoyed my job, I got some of the best friends out of it and I learned more then I ever thought possible from a lot of Chefs.
Chef Andrew was my room chef,also my friend.He helped me out when I needed it but he also had confidence in me that I could do it when he wasn't around.He always taught me things i wouldn't have thought of at the time,and ill forever be thankful for his wisdom and kindness and everything he taught me well be with me always.
That leads me to Chef Ed by the time I left he was my Assistant Executive Chef, when I first started working there he was my room chef, he was mean,and he and I didn't get along for awhile,Until one day when I stood up for myself and realized that was what he wanted all along.A strong Line cook,who one day would be a sous chef. He taught me more then I could have ever learned in my books from school,he showed the ropes and dug me out when I dug myself in a hole. In the end he was my Mentor ,my friend who i could go to and he would always have my back no matter what. It took alot to trust the guys I worked with it was just hard for me to trust period I always had to prove myself because of the position I later earned also i wanted to prove that a woman could also be a chef and run these restaurants just like a man can, especially since that's mostly all i worked with.
Then that leads up to Ari the guy in the Grey shirt,he was my Boss,he was the Food and Beverage manager, and he was the one that every person feared because he was the one that hired and fired you. But like a big teddy bear he was likable and he was easy to go to and get advice from,he was another mentor and if I had to go through it all over again I would still go to him for anything,he was tough,he was funny and he had confidence in me that I didn't know I even had.
My life in Vegas is like most places there not always fun,there not always bad. I'm not by any means saying my time in Vegas was wasted because lets face it I wouldn't be where i am today for all the things I've been through..
But I never really Truly belonged there,I wanted a life,I wanted country life.I wanted a garden, I wanted acres of land,I wanted four wheeling that didn't include sand and dust.. I wanted ponds,and rivers and four seasons.. I wanted HOME..
Me and Em My favorite customer <3 u="">
My crew Graveyard on the left and Swing shift on the right
Pio and I (best friends)
My Ride or die ladiesTo the family I left back there,to the friends i left behind.. I well always be grateful for the people I met,the ones who had my back,the ones who I went to Hell and Back with.. To ones who brought me in to there family's I well forever be thankful for making me who I am right now,I'm finally home,Vegas well always be my Adventure, a home away from Home.. I well always remember with great fondness of the love i had when I was there and the friendships i made, I well Never regret any of it..
My Guys
Two best Friends a girl can ask for <3 u="">
THANK YOU VEGAS and GOODBYE FOR NOW..
