Thanksgiving.
Blerg, I am the worst blogger ever.
Now that that’s been said… on to holiday talk!
It’s interesting to think about all the Thanksgivings that have gone before… from the year it was just our immediate family eating chicken noodle soup with butterglace to the year we had two extra families eating with us and enough food to feed an army. I have a lot to be thankful for every year (come on, I live in America… how hard can my life really be, right?), but this year was another animal entirely.
This last year has been a year of growth and change and new things and debt and hardship and profit and joy. Since last November I’ve gone from wondering if I was working part time at a coffee shop to owning that coffee shop. I always used to say that I didn’t ever want to own my own business because I saw how much time and energy my parents’ business sucked, but it seems like every time I say I’ll never do something I inevitably end up doing that very thing, and usually right quick, too. :)
And you know what? I love it. I love being my own boss, and I love investing my time and effort into making the shop ever better. Yeah, it’s hard, but you know what?
I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
I hope that tomorrow is a day of eating and joy and laughter and more eating (’cause that’s what Thanksgiving’s for). I know that any event that involves families is fraught with the possibility of tension and awkwardness and arguing, but I hope that despite that, you have a great day, rich with love and hope and possibility. And pie.
As for us here at Downtown Grounds, we’ll see you bright and early Friday morning, but not as early as all the shoppers. Because that’s just crazy. *We* will be open at 7am. :)
