The Light Gets Bigger

It was, as usual, a wild week... but it felt especially wild for a few reasons:

1. This week Ryan Bruner joined our team as the assistant manager.... as we brought him up to speed it was a little like picking up a hitch-hiker with a hook hanging off of Corvette doing 80mph. He is doing great though and we are proud to have him.
2. Finalizing our menu and pricing. We want our future guests to be able to see what we are going to offer and be able to even show pictures.
3. Coffee & alcohol training. Both of these things there is as much science as there is art. So we are cross-training and preparing to help our employees learn to do their job excellently.

We are having a lot of fun, working a lot, and seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks for all of the encouragement from you guys! It means so much to hear from you.

Now All We Have to Do is Build it...

If you have got anything from this blog it has been how many times Mark and I have had to learn the hard way- but those are lessons well-learned if not repeated. Many of you know the primary things we have been waiting for were building permits, final building plans, and a liquor license. As of yesterday morning we have all of those things!

The hearing was a little nerve-wracking as three permits that were up before us were denied causing me to sweat beneath my rarely worn suit a bit. Thankfully, any issues with our application had been cleared up in the weeks before as we tried to communicate as much as possible with the ATC.

I have said it before, and will say it again: for the love of God get an expeditor. We used A-1 Expeditors and were very impressed by their level of service and overall cost.

The majority of the red-tape is now taken care of and we are starting to put in plumbing this week. For just a moment though I paused, lit a cigar, and said a thankfully prayer. Feel free to join in our little celebration. Thanks for all of the support.

Let's Start Building a Coffee House!

Most people don't become a success overnight and those that do often don't stay successes. Real success is the long view and big picture. So we are getting there and trying to slow down our own audacious and aggressive expectations (or at least I am, Mark is much better at that). We are now allowed to legally start our build-out (although if you drove by you would notice that we have done the tear-out). We have a few other legal hurdles to pass through so prayers and positive thoughts are much appreciated. HOPEFULLY, we will be open in October/November-ish. We will keep you in the loop- expect another update in the next week to ten days. Thanks!