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Thanksgiving Message 2023
Every year (more or less) I write a Thanksgiving message as Thanksgiving is my favorite Holiday of the year. Lets talk Thanksgiving 2023.
Thanksgiving Message 2022
Every year (more or less) I write a Thanksgiving message as Thanksgiving is my favorite Holiday of the year. Lets talk Thanksgiving 2022.
Thanksgiving Message 2021
Every year (more or less) I write a Thanksgiving message as Thanksgiving is my favorite Holiday of the year. Lets talk Thanksgiving 2021.
Thanksgiving 2020
Normally, I write these posts the night before Thanksgiving… after all, Thanksgiving remains my absolute favorite holiday. A time to gather with family (remember…. friends are the family you choose), express gratitude, and eat great food.
I love my wife
Been a rough few months for the wife’s business and sadly, we had to announce the closure of Bearkery® earlier this week. For 10 years, I’ve watched Yeni pour her heart and sole into the bakery and although we saw it coming and prepared, the end was nonetheless heartbreaking.
Happy Anniversary
11 years and 1 branch (shown above)
Paso a Paso
Hoping that everyone is staying safe and seeing the impact to many of my friends has been nothing short of devastating. Our favorite local restaurants have resorted to take-out and if they’re lucky are getting 25% of the business they’d normally receive. (Quick shout out to Blue Water Bay here in North Florida and if you’re anywhere near Maggie Valley, NC, check out Frankie’s)
The bakery has seen all events for the rest of the year cancelled… which includes weddings, graduations, caterings, and well… everything. We’ve been very grateful for all the orders to the bakery’s online store (and Yeni literally yells “woo hoo” when an order comes in).
Meet the new boss
She runs a tight kitchen for sure.
6 Weeks In…
So, AnneMarie entered our lives about 6 weeks ago, and despite all of the amazing advice from all my family and friends, I underestimated the amount of disruption a newborn brings.
Hurricane Irma: All Clear
TL/DR; We’re all good. No damage to the house (that we can see), power is back, Internet is back — we are very fortunate. We started feeling some wind Sunday evening and the rain hadn’t let up since Saturday night.