Alex's Graduation Party At Tucanos

Our family was excited that we got to go to Tucanos to celebrate with Alex's college graduation. We had made sugar cookies the day before with special pink vanilla frosting, and we decorated one especially for him with 2018 written in gel icing across the front and candy pearls dotting the outer edges. We wrapped it in a cute basket we made out of a paper plate, slid it in a bread bag and tied it with some curling ribbon. Totally made with love!  Then we drove 2 hours and some to BYU.

Graduation was long and boring in the Marriott Center with multiple colleges graduating. We listened to them call names of the graduates for well over an hour. Alex was one of the very last, and when his turn was getting close, he texted Heather and we all got ready to cheer. I think he appreciated the love and support, and he told us that he could hear us cheering for him! After graduation, we went and got pictures outside then off to Tucanos for all you can eat meat buffet!

The graduation party was requested that only adults attend, but since I was confident that my children's behavior would be sufficient for such a place, and they really had no other place we could take them, I brought my kids. They got to be the lucky recipients of the exciting ambiance and fun as the waiters brought around a variety of meat on swords for us to partake. There was also a delicious salad bar and warm food buffet that served all kinds of foods including little cheese breads, rice and beans, lobster bisque, pasta and sauce, sushi, fried bananas, and salads.



When we got there there was a bit of confusion as to our group reservation, and they began to seat us only to discover that there were not enough chairs for us. So we had to leave the restaurant for a time while they finished getting a table ready for us. Because it was graduation, the place was packed to the gills! But waiting wasn't so bad because we were in good company! I think we finally got seated around 8 p.m.. After we had our fill of food, we gave Alex a hug and congratulated him and drove to Steve's parents house where we would be spending the night.