The American Burger

Today, Kelli (my niece), Kevin (my nephew-in-law), Jason (my nephew), and I went to Salt Lake to visit Natalie in the hospital. She's still recovering from a failed kidney transplant and, although it was really good to see her, I'm also really sad that she has spent the entire summer in the hospital--and that we're still not sure when she'll be well enough to leave. We're all still so worried about her.

After visiting with Natalie, we went to Crown Burger for lunch. My days in the U.S. are numbered and I wanted to have the quintessential American food: the hamburger. We all ate light breakfasts so that we would be hungry for lunch. Crown Burger is known for its eponymous burger which is topped with pastrami. None of us went that route. Kelli and Jason had junior bacon cheeseburgers and Kevin had a double hamburger.

Before:

Kevin with our burger bounty

After:

Kevin and Jason after our feeding frenzy

This was a mighty fine meal. My burger was quite tasty in all its beefy goodness--and I very much enjoyed the unique Utah condiment: fry sauce (a mixture of ketchup, relish, and mayonnaise). The french fries were perfect and quite plentiful--I gave two big handfuls to Jason (who had neglected to order a combo) and still had too many fries to finish . . . even though I ordered a junior cheeseburger.

My mouth waters as I look at this photo.

I also have to say how much I enjoyed spending the day with Kelli, Kevin, and Jason. This morning, Jason and I took their dog Misty for a walk; then we came home and took silly pictures of ourselves with Photo Booth.

And I loved seeing how well Kelli and Kevin get along together--even after two and a half years of marriage, they are still the best of friends. They are a good couple, and I'm excited about their future plans.

I love you guys.