Kevin's graduation

This last weekend our family traveled to Tooele Utah to attend my younger brother's college graduation. My little bro (Kevin) received his Bachelor's degree in criminal justice which he plans to put to good use in moving up the ladder as a TSA guard at the Salt Lake City airport.

We left Thursday afternoon and got to Stockton (where my parents live) Thursday night. Friday Kevin and I played golf with my dad, and with Kevin's father in law (Bob). In the afternoon my girls and I went fishing with my father. Dad learned of a small reservoir outside Stockton that is packed with trout. That evening the whole family went to the Mandarin, which is our favorite restaurant in Utah. It is a local Chinese eatery in Bountiful.

Saturday my girls had breakfast at my parent's place while I ran 9.5 miles in Tooele. We then traveled to Salt Lake City for the graduation ceremony. It was a great event. During the ceremony it dawned on me (and I hope I am right) that in college when the instructors are teaching math, writing, science, or whatever else, underneath it all the lesson that every teacher is trying to get their students to learn is that there is nothing they cannot accomplish. When you think the lessons are difficult, or the homework is tough, or the tests are hard, it is because they are supposed to be. By challenging you in whatever area of study the instructor is teaching they are really teaching you that you can accomplish anything. That is the principle lesson you need to learn in college (or so it seems to me).

After the graduation the family went to the Mayan Adventure restaurant in Sandy Utah. It was a really interesting place. It is a HUGE restaurant that has four levels and a large pool in the center with cliffs and a waterfall. Every 20 minutes or so they had actors dressed like Mayan natives come out and put on a cliff diving show. Very interesting experience. I recommend it to anyone.

Sunday we went to Church with my parents and then drove home. The trip home went quick with only one stop in Filmore for a potty break for the girls, and one more potty stop in Hidden Valley, about 60 miles outside of Las Vegas. The entire trip had the girls either napping or watching DVD's in the car while Tiff read a book.