Its funny how when you're a bit younger you don't really care about jobs and making money. At least I didn't when I was younger. When I was 19-21, I was quitting jobs left and right. I just didn't care. All I wanted to do was work a bit to have money so I could go to shows and travel a bit. That was really all I was concerned with. Well, now its a different story. My beautiful wife to be and I have had a lot of conversations here recently about starting up our own business. I've realized, as I get older, that at some point you have to start letting go of some things and move on to the next phase in life. I'm getting married in October and will officially have a family to support. We've got 2 pitbulls and plan on having a kid in the next few years. So, needless to say, I've had to change my thinking a little bit when it comes to jobs and a career.
Being the person that I am and still holding on to my hardcore ideals and values, we've decided the best thing to do is to start our own business. I've got issues with authority. So, this is perfect!! I get to work hard and be my own boss. Brooke and I also just really want to have something that we can pass down to our kids. We've both had to struggle with working shit jobs and getting fired and laid off and just never feeling secure or comfortable at some of these places. We don't want our kids to have to go through that. So, with this, they'll have security and a place that they can always work. What we've decided on, I believe, is a bakery/bistro. Last year, after I asked Brooke to marry me, she got a second job to help save money for the wedding. With everything I had going on, I wasn't really able to get a second job. Plus, someone needed to be home more to chill with the dogs and keep the house clean (yes I've become a house husband and I'm ok with that!!!). I felt bad though that I wasn't bringing extra money in for the wedding. So, I started making cookies and selling them to the ladies where I work. It started out well and I started noticing that I was pretty good at making cookies. Before I knew it, I was talking to my mom about helping me out. She makes the most amazing cakes and pies!!! She makes a strawberry cake that will blow your friggin mind! So, I was making cookies and brownies while she made cakes and pies. The holidays came along last year and we did pretty well. Just with that tiny bit of success, we decided that we were going to work towards opening a bakery. Brooke is also a culinary talent and is really good with thinking on her feet and just pulling some kind of amazing recipe out of thin air. Seriously! I don't know how she does it but, she can just look in the pantry and fridge or freezer, and just come up with something great. So she and I have been cooking together a lot lately and we just quickly realized that what we should do is have the bakery and incorporate a bistro aspect to it. We've had to slow down with everything a bit because of how busy we are with planning the wedding and everything. After the wedding, though, its on like donkey kong!! There's nowhere else left to go but to the top! We're very excited about this venture. I'm glad that the two most important women in my life are working on this with me. We just really feel like this suits us as well. I can't stand that there aren't more small businesses and mom and pops type businesses in the south. To me, that's what this country truly thrives on. The man or woman or family that started their own business from nothing and are self made. That's the American dream.
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