Will You Go To Prom With Me?

As I drove up Indian Hill this afternoon, I saw this on the Laemmle marque. I wonder if Brittney D knows who is asking her to prom?

Veteran's Day

In honor of Veteran's Day, here's a salute to a CHS grad, brother of one of our daughter's good friends and softball teammate, Phil Grouf, who serves in the Coast Guard.

High School Students

Here are two photos from this weekend to show that high school spring rituals are alive and well in Claremont.

Gathering before prom for photos

Self-explanatory

Kogi in Claremont

Yesterday afternoon, I got a call from Rosemary telling me that the Kogi truck was up at the high school.  She didn't know how long they would be there, but she had read about our infatuation with the Korean BBQ tacos and burritos and had just bought herself a number one (I think that is three tacos).  We had just had lunch, but without dinner plans in sight, we knew that Rosemary had provided the menu.

While we loved having the truck so close to our house (without needing to drive on a freeway) and NO line when we arrived, it was a different kind of experience for us.  Part of the joy of Kogi, I think, is waiting in line with friends, anticipating the spicy, mouthwatering fare, and then sitting on the grass near the truck and eating the food hot.  (I'm not really complaining, though.  It had been awhile since I've had a spicy pork burrito, and it was delicious.)

This was a fundraiser for something at the high school, but it did not have nearly the publicity that the last food truck extravaganza did.  If I had known about this ahead of time, I would have told our friends to meet us there for a Kogi party.

Best Fundraiser Yet!

Readers of this blog know how much I like the Kogi BBQ truck, so it will come as no surprise that I was going to make it a point to attend the Food Truck Mania fundraiser at Claremont High School this afternoon.  Your $5 admission gave you access to about 10 different food trucks - from the Lime Truck (winner of the Great Food Truck Race on the Food Network) to Suite 106 Cupcakes.  In the parking lot I happened to run into Denise and Joe, so I spent the next 90 minutes scoping out all the trucks with them.  They had to try just about everything, so I had small samples of theirs, but for myself I bought a sweet and spicy steak taco from the Lime Truck (and it was fabulous!) as well as a peanut butter cup cupcake from Suite 106.

The CHS orchestra and band played, many of the sports teams had booths, and it seemed like many, many folks from Claremont showed up to this well-planned and delicious fundraiser.  I hope they do it again sometime, and I hope they do it on a warmer day.....