Dueck's Roost

And to finish off March ... We took another massive leap into the unknown (directly related to the first massive leap of restaurant ownership) and started attempting to learn how to actually run a restaurant--something of which NEITHER one of us had any spec of experience. Just a day or two after getting back from the Utah trip, Kevin and I rushed off to Kamloops, British Columbia for a couple of weeks of restaurant training. We had a fantastic trainer with lots of experience in the brand and in the industry as a whole. We also had a wonderful team of assistant trainers (her amazing team;).  I think it's safe to say, though, that all the training made our heads spin, and partly just showed us the insane amount of information we still had no clue about. Not only were we training on the technical aspects of working in the restaurant: how to make all the menu items, how to prep the actual food, how to handle and store everything according to food handling best practi...

And what else happened in Utah??  I can pretty much sum it up with ... Family, Fun, AND Food! Lo ts and lots of  food:/. Yikes! We were lucky enough to be there for this little cutie's baby blessing. (family pic on the day of) Also on the day of the blessing, we had the awesome surprise of running into a super cool friend from our Houston days. He was a teenager then and is now a grown man with a family ... meaning, K and I must be getting old:(. Blessing-day Bonus ... K managed to get his hands on this stylish ride and went for a nice Sunday stroll;) We were also lucky enough to do a little shopping ... or at least Joseph did. Looks like some of us mostly just hung out getting a mall massage. Woo woo! Here's a brief intermission for the food part. I was seriously not kidding about that! This is just a tiny sampling of all the eating we did:/ ...  Chick-fil-A Cupbob  (fast-serve Korean food) Rocky Mountain...

We almost never visit Utah without a hike up the Y trail ( https://magazine.byu.edu/article/an-ode-to-the-y/ ), s o it was a pretty obvious must do. You gotta look kinda hard, but it's back there! We were lucky enough to have L & A come along:).  Getting close!! (view from the bottom of the Y) Hanging out at the top!! After the outing comes our traditional after-hike lunch at The Creamery on 9th! Sooo good!! And then our also-traditional bowling/arcade outing at the BYU Game Center.  BYU is our Alma mater so we're kinda full of traditions when it comes to this. Thanks BYU, you never disappoint!:)

Next stop ... Utah!! I'm not gonna lie, we packed so much in during this trip, I really don't remember in what order things took place.  So, we're just gonna start with the reason for our trip ... Grandma Cathy's Wedding Day!! Here's a cute group of granddaughters in the waiting area of the American Fork Temple. What's a temple you ask?? Here ya go ...   https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media-library/video/2013-02-1070-temples?category=topics/temples&lang=eng Because of everyone's busy schedules, the wedding had to take place on St. Patrick's Day:-) ... so the kids drew and wrote some messages on paper shamrock decorations for the newlywed's car. The wedding ceremony was beautiful, and then the happy couple made their was outside of the temple, where it was time for lots and lots of pictures! And then on to the wedding reception!! Kevin's lovely and wonderful grandma:). The kids table!! Wat...