Yum just about sums it up for this graduation! Wednesday night my sister, Marissa, finished her in school courses. Now all that’s left is her externship which she is going to do here. Um, can we go and eat there now please? I am so happy for Marissa because she is so happy and finally after years of boring HR work for numerous financial institutions she is getting out from behind that desk and into a kitchen. I mean she will start off at the bottom but still it beats a 9-5 job any day when you get to create something & go off to work knowing you are doing something that you love. It really doesn’t seem like work then does it? I should know:) I cannot wait until I can move into photography full time-doing something that I love. I am patiently waiting for that day to come.
First we got to sample the sangria- which was fantastic and a bonus because we didn’t know there was going to be alcohol there:)
Then we got to sample all the different appetizers and desserts that the students made. How delish do these look- that is such Rachel Ray phrase! Ha. And see those brownies on the bottom left, well we got to take some home. However Chris ate them ALL. Didn’t even leave 1 for me! He is such a thief but I still love him:)
This is what my sister made- crab salad with avocado and heirloom tomatoes. So good I had to have 2.
All the chef hats waiting to be put on.
Ta-da. Now you are official and the go-to chef in the family.
Kiss the cook or er chef!
My mom was able to make the trip up which was a surprise for my sister! We didn’t think she could make it since she had a doctor appointment and treatment that day. Good news though! She found out this same day the chemo is working! All of our prayers are being answered. Thanks for all your thoughts and concerns- she is doing really well and now with this news even better. It was a long 3 months to wait and see if all of this chemo was going to help but it is and the doctors are very pleased with her progress. She was so glad to come and see Marissa on her special day:) We were all crying at one point.
My dad took this one of us.
I kinda wish Marissa was also in focus here but I was shooting wide open at 1.4 so the focus was on Mike and I love his expression. He can be grill master but not head chef:) Sorry Mike.
Congratulations again Marissa! May all your culinary dreams come true. Best of luck and when can we come for some food?
