I finished school and started my externship

My last day of culinary school was last Friday and I still cannot believe it. I am done with school and do not have to go back! Below is a close up of my gumpaste flowers and the final project. Iam so proud of my cake. I did more than I thought I would be able to. Let me know what you think of the cake and the flowers.

On top of finishing this big cake, I started my externship at the Bakeshop. I have to work at 5am on the days that I have to go in. Im cool with the hours but after I get off I am so tired and usually pass out lol. The bad part about this week is that I have to work onSunday and I have told them that I have to be at church on Sundays! I mean I dont know about them but I go to church! I mean HELLO!!!! Ugh too much. This externship is already letting me know alot about what I want to do and wht kind of place I will want to work at. I knowthat most of the people in my class are going to want to work at the places they are externing at right now but only after two days I think I already know that I probably wont want to work there full time after this is over. Is that good or bad?? I am trying to figure out where I will want to work after this 6 weeks. I mean its only 6 weeks!!!!!! Thats how long I have to try and find some place and work omg! I need help. If any one has any suggestions PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!! OMG! I still cant believe I am going to have to find a full time job and it will be in the field I have longed to work in. I think that is part of the reason I am freaking out slightly. I never imagined that I would have such a hard time figuring out where I want to work. wow! I need to stop stressing and just keep praying. No but seriously, If anyone has ANY suggestions let your girl know lol.

So on Sunday, I had my first corporate meeting for Smooches, Inc! Exciting right!!!???!! My family is just as excited as I am which makes planning this whole thing easier for me. Its good to know that I have their support. Dont forget about your girl though. Let people know that You know someone who can fulfill there sweet needs!!! Please and thank you!

So until next time....SMOOCHES!!!!

It's almost over...

This week marks my last week of having actual class at Le Cordon Bleu and I cannot believe that my time there has come to an end. I am in the process of finishing up my last practical which is my wedding cake. I am so very excited about finishing this cake because for the longest I never thought that I would be able to put together a nice wedding cake but I have high hopes for myself. Cant wait til its done and I can place yet another picture in my portfolio. Below you will find a picture of the small wedding cake I did last week

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Last week's experiment I did not take a picture of :-/ I made two small cakes for a friends birthday. I am still waiting to hear what he thought of the cakes.

In other news, my sister is coming home this evening! Our family is participating in Relay for Life tomorrow night and the next day (5/15)is my daddy's 63rd birthday!!! YAY!!! (There is a pic of us below).

Im pretty excited about all this weekend has in store.Got a few orders for this weekend as well.I will be sure to place a pic of the bday cake I am doing tomorrow on here as well.

That's all for me right now so until next time....SMOOCHES!!!!

What an awesome week!

This past week was truly amazing!!!

Let's start with the fact that my brother was blessed with another year of life! Always something to be happy about! I later found out that my business was officially incorporated as well. SMOOCHES--Sweets by Elece, Inc. I was so happy ans still am!!! Also on Monday, I began my last class at Le Cordon Bleu! WOW...i still cant believe that I am almost done..can you?? SO on May 17th, I begin my externship at The Bakeshop ATL and I am extremely excited about that as well. Everything is falling into place and I cant do anything but thank God for moving in my life the way that he is.

More and more as I am sitting around, I am finding myself thinking about food and pastries around the clock! That being said many times i get these visions and ideas and cant help but to get in the kitchen and see if what I am thinking up can come to life :-) So this weeks experiment was with white chocolate. I made a white chocolate cupcake with white chocolate icing (pic below). It was yummy but I already see where I need to make a few adjustments. But that is the whole point of experiments right. I already have my idea for next week as a friend of mine wants me to make them a cake and all they told me was to make sure certain ingredients were in it so we will see! I am excited. But before I can jump the gun I must take it a day at a time. I am currently taking a small break as I wait for some things to set up in my fridge for another cake. I cant say much about it because the person I am making it for might not know about it. Pic will be coming soon tho :-)

Thats all for now. More coming soon as work goes into my website and completing my ideas for my business. Get excited and tell all your friends and family about SMOOCHES--Sweets by Elece!!

So until next time...SMOOCHES!!

Well, I did it!

Easter was last Sunday and of course that means that the Lenten season is now over. As I think over the last 40 days I am extremely proud of myself! When i decided to give up alcohol I honestly thought that I would have the hardest time dealing with it, but to mys surprise I had more will power and was able to stand my ground. I feel great about my decision and even better about myself. I even think I may have lost a little weight since I wasnt drinking.

Now, on Easter Sunday I did celebrate with a nice glass of wine but of course I couldnt handle much :-) My family could see..I was BACK!

In culinary news, I only have 2 more classes and then i will be done with school. OMG! I cannot believe it. Right now I am in my candy class and since I love candy, I absolutely LOVE it! Today we are actually going to be making a chocolate box. Who knows, I may be able to sell some chocolates in my business as well. I am still looking for an externship and i have to say it is partly my fault I dont have one but I am buckling down and hoping for the best.

Family news, all is well there. I babysat my nieces on Wednesday and all went well. The family is still the family! I love them!! We are getting ready for Relay for Life on May 14 at Tri-Cities High School and I would love for you all to come out a walk with us. We are very passionate about this event as we have been affected by cancer time and time again. If you are interested let me know!

Until next time...SMOOCHES!!

What a busy weekend....!

Oh my goodness! What a busy weekend I had!! But before I get into all of that, let me just say that I got through this weekend without ONE drink!!! AHHHH! I am so very proud of myself!!!!! Saturday was my friends birthday and her after dinner plans included going to Wet Willies and to the club. I was able to not go and be okay with my decision. I definitely feel like that is a major step for me and what I want to get out of this Lenten season!

Last Friday, I completed my cake for my class. I think I said before that I did a Maple Pecan Cake and when I tasted it I was impressed with the taste. My family has enjoyed it so it may be something that I make in the future with a few improvements I think should be made. Friday night after class I came home to finish the other cake I had mentioned that i was doing for a 13 year old birthday party. Unfortunately, my creative juices were not flowing like I had hoped they would and i went another route from what the sketch looked like. There is a picture of the cake below.

After staying up late on Friday night, ripping and running on Saturday and waking up early on Sunday morning, I crashed on Sunday night! What can I say...I was tired!

That is all for now! And until next time...SMOOCHES!

Sorry so late but an overview of the weekend..

Hey Hey Hey!! I so meant to blog about my weekend before now but Monday I didnt do a thing and I didnt do a thing on Tuesday either.

But anyway, I did SO MUCH BETTER than last weekend in reference to having a alcoholic beverage. I went out to a party on Saturday with the Bestie (who by the way is NOT following my blog...problem? I THINK SO!!). Anyway, SHE was waiting for the clock to strike midnight so that she could torment me with alcohol. I kept telling her no but she was very persistent. So Our other friend, Jasmine, kept saying DONT DO IT cause she wasnt going to be drinking either. So in an attempt to shut Brittany up Jasmine bought us each drink and I can say with a clear heart I did NOT enjoy it like I normally would. AND, that was all I had or thought about having for the entire weekend. So While I did not go without I definitely cut back which is a BIG STEP for me! I am so proud of myself! Yall just dont know!

This weekend will present itself to be a challenge as well because Jasmine's birthday is on Saturday and she has already stated that I will need to partake in some beverages! I must say NO! The devil is busy working through those closest to me lol!

Anywho! In Culinary news this week we have a project to do where we are getting to create our own cake flavor with a few requirements.And let me say, I was excited but I am losing that excitement because i still have a million thoughts running in my head. I must begin work on this thing tomorrow :-/ I also got a cake order from one of my dad's co-workers. This lady ordered a cake for her 13 year old daughter who LOVES ACE OF CAKES(in my head...My name is NOT Duff!!). She wants this cake and I am nervous because I have not worked with fondant EVER and have no desire to want to work with it. But I am going to do it and I called on the help of my lovelyLS, BWhite to sketch (You will find it below) something for me since I have to have a visual before I can begin. Im still nervous about this cake as well and will need to begin working on this cake SOON! Cant wait to see if my final product comes out anything like this sketch.

Family news!Same ole thang! The fam was at the house this past Sunday and we enjoyed each other as usual! Laughing and talking and playing with my babies(my nieces)!

So thats all i have for now! Check out the sketch and my babies!

Until next time....SMOOCHES!

Sweets Sweets and More Sweets

Today was great! Aside from being able to actually get dressed in real clothes, I had a great time out this afternoon with my Best friend, Brittany! We started off at Mary Macs where I ran into my pastor, Olu Brown. We laughed and talked there and headed out to Highland bakery. Anyone that knows me and Brittany, we cant go anywhere without getting turned around in some way shape or form. That trip should have only taken about 5 minutes it took us maybe 10 lol. Even with my phone I kept missing turns. ANYWAY, we got there and looked, looked, and looked some more before settling on what we wanted there. After making our purchases, we headed out with treats in had off to Chocolate Pink. This trip should have only taken us about 10 minutes even going here I missed a turn lol. BUT we got there and we were both taken away with the cuteness of this place! We browsed and browsed and made some selections and took a seat. We dissected every bit of our dessert but enjoyed it nonetheless. I'm going to see if I cant get her down there for cupcake happy hour LOL...she might protest!

So I now have three places marked off my list. Next up we have Alon's bakery and Metrotainment. I need to get to these places before Tuesday of next week. Bakery hunting is definitely fun but got me excited about having my place! OOOOOOOO I cannot wait!!

I have yet to eat all the sweets that I bought today but I plan to indulge later this evening. What I have had thus far I am impressed!!! ll

Anywho...time for class! Until next time...SMOOCHES!