It's funny I guess...

How life has a way of working out. Even though everyone always tells you it will...you don't really want to believe them. Sometimes you do, but it's just too heartbreaking to think that what you think you want isn't really going to be. And to accept that something better is around the corner is to accept that this isn't going to be. Make sense? Well it's been one heck of a year. It's been hell but we have had some happy times and really overall I can say I'm pretty content with life. I love being home a lot and I have loved having Ben home a lot the past year. But it is definitely time for a change of pace and boy will it ever change! So the exciting news is that we have been asked by our neighbors and friends to run a french style cafe with them! It is going to be in downtown Santa Clara, and it's going to be AMAZING. It's called Breakfast at Tifiny's, since Tifiny is the one starting it, along with her husband Earl. They are two of the most interesting and spectacular people I have ever met. To tell you their life story would take me hours of typing. But they have been totally inspired to do this. They started out serving crepes and Navajo tacos at the Tuacahn farmer's market and were approached to set up a permanent cafe a few months ago. Earl is our crossfit trainer (when we make the time to go...we suck lately) and so we had talked with him a few times and I eagerly said that Ben totally wanted to help in any way. We both did. A few months back we had wanted to start our own crepe stand somehow but didn't have the money to put up or the capability to make it happen. Well the Roses made it happen and we are so blessed that they kept us in the back of their minds! When we thought Red Mountain Spa was going to happen we dismissed it as an option but it didn't happen, and incidentally the day they said they wanted to contact Ben again about still maybe working there is the same day the restaurant opens! Weird fate...but so meant to be. We have been spending the week tasting food, making business plans, and it just feels so RIGHT! This is something that will work so well with our other plans and things going on. We are bringing Europe to St. George! Opera, French food, what more could you ask? There's so much more to this story but we are just so SO SO SO excited to be a part of something that we are passionate about and to do it with people we truly respect and enjoy being around makes it an even more amazing opportunity! So keep your eyes and ears open! We have a soft opening on September 15th and the grand opening will be October 17th.  Prepare to have your tastebuds pleased with fresh eclairs, pavlova, cream puffs, chicken salad sandwiches on home made croissants, crepes and more! The food is to DIE for and oh man.....you have to come try it all!

So there's that, then the opera opens the first weekend in November! And we are doing a huge Christmas festival at the Opera house in December...and the carolers will be starting to perform in November...so right now we are balancing caroling rehearsals, recipe trials, business plans, nonprofit applications and forms, opera auditions, city council meetings, photo shoots, costume creation including buying fabric and sewing all the costumes, event planning and oh yeah...PARENTING! It's extremely overwhelming but we will NOT complain. Like ever. This is our dreams coming true. So overdue and so welcome! So thanks for your prayers, your love, your faith in us and in the plan for us, and for all the words of encouragement along the way. I am truly excited to see where this year takes us!!!