Chef Brenn

Ever since Brenn was about four or five I remember her loving to cook. She would spend hours playing with our play kitchen pretending to be a chef. The kitchen had burners that lit up bright red and if you put a pot or pan on them they would bubble like they were boiling water or sizzle like they were cooking bacon. The faucet would make the sound of running water. Other kids were watching cartoons in the morning, not Brenn. We would peek in and she would be in the living room by herself lying in front of the TV watching a cooking show totally entranced. She watched cooking shows a lot. Not only did she love to cook but she loved and still loves food. She always had a weak spot for vegetables. All the time she would sneak into tomatoes and eat a whole tomato plain. Even after mom told her no more she would still sneak into them somehow. She also went through a phase of eating a lot of pickles. We were all so thrilled for her when she decided now as an adult to go to culinary school. Even though she had almost finished her Bachelor’s Degree at Cal Poly as an art major she decided to put it on hold, move to Arizona and pursue one of her dreams. She attended Le Cordon Bleu culinary institute, which is very renown. Her school was only about twenty minutes from our house and for the nine months she was here we got to see her about every two to three weeks. She would come over after school have dinner with us, play with the kids, eat Bahama Bucks with us, snuggle on the couch with Em and stay up late talking with Deke and I. We have all been so homesick for her since she is gone. After her coursework was done she headed to Berkeley for her internship and now is living with a whole bunch of girls in a cool old house. She is also living close by Kaulin now, which is great. A couple of weeks ago she had her graduation and we were lucky to get to be there. It was really nice and most of all great to watch her accomplish another one of her goals. We are so proud of her and we love her so much. Yes I did go up to the second floor during the ceremony and try to get better pictures of her and the whole group. When we showed the pictures to Hunter he was ecstatic that she had finally received her chef hat. I seriously love this picture of her wearing Grandpa’s cowboy hat and him wearing her hat. As soon as Emma saw her she started kicking her legs and smiling from ear to ear. Brenn has seen her a lot since she has been born and they have really bonded, it melts my heart. Way to go sis, we love you!!!!