Well, we finally did it. We opened our doors! We spent all weekend painting, staining, cleaning, installing lights and purchasing equipment for our new studio space. Our friends, Melanie and Tim, from Washington D.C. even drove all day to help us that afternoon with the preparations. Carla worked diligently to prepare food and drinks for all of our expected guests. Then, as the hour of our ribbon cutting approached, a very large storm rolled into northeast Ohio. Despite the storm, 25 of our closest family, friends, clients and colleagues stopped by to show their support.
The Painesville Area Chamber of Commerce helped us by providing a traditional ribbon cutting ceremony and we were greeted warmly by Fairport's Mayor, Frank Sarosy and council member Tim Manross. Lots of people made the trip from Euclid and Cleveland. Tom Forrest and Andrew Jordan made a harrowing journey through the storm from Hudson to show their support.
We know there were many others who wished they could have made it out and sent emails to show their support. We could never thank you all by name but we want you all to know how much we appreciate your friendship and kind words of encouragement.
A huge THANK YOU goes out to my father who has spent more time and energy in building our studio than anyone else. While I was busy editing and shooting video to keep up with our workload, Dad was working long hours hanging drywall, painting and custom building all the wonderful woodwork in our studio. If anything else, you should all get a chance to stop in just to see the beautiful windows he built and the front desk that he and my grandfather created for us. Thanks Dad, I love you very much.
We enjoyed spending time with everyone. And when the day was over, Carla and I took a deep breath and a sigh of relief. We took a step back and looked at what we had accomplished and smiled thinking about what is yet to come.
1 comment:
Congrats Man! That is really exciting!
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