This past week saw a gathering of unprecedented scope and size. The core mission was Josh Bucy's official graduation from the University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNLV). Folks from all over the USA came to gather at the MonteLago Resort at Lake Las Vegas, including Josh's brothers Jake and Seth who came from Sunriver, Oregon. Josh's parents, John and Connie Bucy, flew in from Boise, Idaho along with some fabulous tailgating pals, Dennis and Carla Casper (they're big fans of the Boise State University Broncos, but then aren't we all?). Even more Bucy's were on hand: Josh’s cousin, Scott Bucy, wife Anne and daughter Hailey attended the party (they actually live in Las Vegas).
Connie's sisters also arrived from various points. Sallie DuMond drove down from Jackson, Wyoming along with husband Ace and son Keaton. Cynthea flew in from Lake Tahoe, and her sons Cole and Ryan arrived from California with their beautiful blonde children and Cole's lovely wife. Tina came down from Boise with longtime family friend Jamie (who also is an official follower of this site). Speaking of our followers, we were honored to have Saleen (who was the inspiration for this blog, as is noted here) along with son Weston and husband Dustin, all of whom came from southern California.More DuMonds were present, including Mark and Sheri', who flew in from Seattle. A number of Josh's college pals came to join the party, including Steph from Boston, Nick from Washington, D.C., along with many others (anyone who we didn't mention by name, please accept our apologies; we're still waiting for the official email list that was gathered on site).
Lake Las Vegas is a very cool place located in Henderson, Nevada outside the city of Las Vegas.
It's a short drive from the famous Vegas "strip" but also seems very far away, with a serene, quiet setting on a gorgeous man-made lake, next to a small village full of shops and restaurants, and a full-scale replica of the famed Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy.This gathering experienced all types of weather, including very high winds, rain, cold --- not the type of conditions one usually associates with the desert southwest!
Many photos from the get-together will be posted here as soon as we get our hands on them.
2 comments:
That "Supergroup" was the MOST FUN I've had in sooooooo long!!!! I loved every minute of it; as I tried to soak up as much of the people around me as I could. Mark, Sheri, Ace, and Sallie you were all very kitchinally inspirational to me; I'm thankful for all the awesome cooking I got to watch and learn from. You were the gathering points for everybody at every meal time, and there was never a complaint!!!! Thank you so much!
And by the way...I'm not the inspiration for the site....Ace is! ACE IS THE MAN!!!! GO EGGS BENEDICT ACE STYLE!!!
I think Saleen is absolutely right. The true inspiration for this site really IS Ace. None of us will ever have Eggs Benedict, or Eggs Florentine, or Eggs Whatever with blender hollandaise sauce, without thinking of Ace.
But still, this "cookbook" was Saleen's idea, and for that we are forever grateful.
Thank you ALL who showed up to celebrate Josh's graduation, Ace's presence, the supergroup mashup, and the overall happiness that is ... family.
Finally, I continue to encourage you ALL to contribute to the site by sending me recipes, stories, thoughts, whatever. Send to Mark at cafedumond@comcast.net.
Thank you thank you thank you...
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