The Weekend in Review

Back in olden times, when Tony still lived in SLC, we often had dinner with the kids at the Ho Ho Gourmet Restaurant on State Street, near South High School where Tony taught for many years. One of our favorite dishes was their pan-fried pork noodles, and whenever we went anywhere else for Chinese food, Katy ordered noodles in hopes of recapturing (unsuccessfully) that wonderful dish with its crispy noodles and delicious topping. On Friday, we took Allison Werner to the airport and then headed to Ho Ho to see if the magic was still there. It was -- sort of. The fried noodles themselves were just as we remembered, and though good, the rest of the food wasn't up to the high standard set by our friend Janet on the Springville road.

Anna has been jonesing for chocolate cheesecake since our last post, so we stopped in Murray at the Cheesecake Factory and picked up a VERY frozen Godiva cheesecake. We shared it with the Hastings (and Courtney) in Taylorsville. Everyone was so impatient that we ate it a little frosty (a no no with cheesecake, which should be served just below room temperature). Even cold, it was delicious and it was fun to pass a little time in the WVC.

On Saturday, Anna and the kids came down to spend the afternoon. We were joined by Emily and her girls (and eventually Max). All helped Katy make brownies for a reception later that evening. It was a beautiful afternoon, perfect for some park time, and later Janet made us some delicious Chinese take out. That evening we regrouped at BYU's Harris Fine Arts Center in the main B.F. Larsen gallery for Katy's photography show.

Gary Barton, the art teacher on our last study abroad in London, suggested to some of the students that they put together a show. They invited Katy to join them and their application was accepted. Friends and family gathered for the opening and enjoyed the evening together. Nice work, Katy.

Could reality match the memory?

The pan-fried pork noodles were good

Katy signals her approval

The Hastings binkers watching the cheesecake thaw

Lucy Jane and Maria Magdelena licking the brownie pan

Tucker and Anders lend a hand

The set up for the reception in the HFAC

Christian Smith, Carly Cowser, and Katy Kathryn

Katy with two of her six photos

Some of our girlies

Attendees including the Boynton cousins
and the Taylor-Woodburys

Meags, Meg, Katy, Ollie, and Phillip

It was a nice evening and it was fun to have the family gather around in that unusual setting. Because it is Spring Term, the reception was the only show in town, and the kids had a great time running around all three levels of the otherwise-empty gallery.

P.S. The Curitiba Brazil Temple just opened for visitors. It is a beautiful building in a wonderful setting, surrounded by Paraná pines (with the flat tops). When I served my mission in the south of Brazil (including Curitiba) over 40 years ago there wasn't even a stake in Brazil. How things have changed! This is the 5th temple in Brazil, with one more announced for Manaus, right on the banks of the Rio Negro where it joins the Amazon River. Good stuff.

O Templo de Curitiba

OXO

D.