Three Sumer Jobs

Nye Beach Market

Mo's Annex

La Maison Bakery/Cafe

This summer at home was a very busy one... for the last five weeks of the summer I worked 3 jobs so I could save up some extra money to move back to Salt Lake City, Utah. Working all three jobs was fine and not too terribly demanding for the first week, but after that it was kinda crazy, because I was working doubles 3 to 4 days a week; leaving the house at 8:40am and not returning sometimes until 10:00pm. All of my jobs were in Newport, which is about fifteen minutes from our house in Toledo. We country folk from Toledo like to call going to Newport, going into town because that's where all of the major grocery stores, restaurants, rec. center, other shops, and eateries are located. I did love most of my jobs, but working three jobs, even though I was only getting about 43 hours a week, became exhausting; I not only had to change my clothes when I would leave one job and go to another, but I would have to completely shift gears mentally because all of the jobs were so different.

Mo's Annex: I only worked at Mo's three nights a week most of the summer, but that was plenty. Most of the nights I worked it was very slow and I was walking around anxiously looking for things to do. One Monday night it was so slow I rearranged the whole wall display to make it look more appealing to the eye and in an effort to increase sales. One of the managers noticed that I had re-done everything, but she didn't say much to me about it. Oh well, I thought it was a long overdue and much needed change and it gave me something to keep me from losing my mind that Monday night! I enjoyed the people that I worked with at Mo's and if it hadn't have been for them (Merik, Marcy, Chelsea, Robin, Iday, etc.) I think I would have lost my marbles.

Nye Beach Market: I loved working at the market and I loved my boss! Judy, my boss, is one of the sweetest and kindest people I have ever met. She has a gentle touch and a sincere heart. She is an amazing chef. She ran the market more as a restaurant than a market. I expereinced quinoa salad for the first time in my life and I have develped a healthy additcion to it. Quinoa is a grain and it looks like little cream-colored oval beads when it is cooked. It is healthy and tasty, always a great combination. Judy would make it with pieces of orange, kidney beans, green onions, craisins, etc. On most of the days I would work (usually 4 days a week) she would have me make scones, cookies (white chocolate orange cookies), banana bread, homemade wheat or sourdough bread, sour cream coffee cake, or something of my own creation. One time I made my own white chocolate chip toffee cookies and they turned out deliciously well! I loved learning more about baking and being createive in the kitchen is a tasty outlet that I never knew was so fun! I really enjoy baking and I am not too shabby at it either... try at your own risk :)

La Maison Bakery/Cafe: I also enjoyed working at La Maison, which is french for "the house." It is a cute and fancy little french bakery and cafe. They sold all kinds of delicious little desserts, cakes, cupcakes, pasteries, cookies, cinnamon rolls, homemade english muffins, croissants, ciabotta rolls, raspberry and chocloate filled croissants, and they also served breakfast and lunch. I ate the best sausage I have ever tasted when Cliff, the main chef, made me a breakfast sandwich during one of my morning shifts. The breakfast sandwich was a combination of eggs, gruere cheese, and sausage sandwiched between two halves of a toasted english muffin and it was bliss! Everything just melted in my mouth.

I am surprised I didn't put on a million pounds this summer with all of the yummy treats and breads they fed me, but if I had I would never complain... this was by far the tastiest summer I have ever experienced in my existance :)