Tearing it up

Huge pieces of lumber falling randomly and dangerously from the sky. Finally some fun!
Lots of activity today as we tore away the front of the building, our plumber readied our kitchen ditch for inspection, our contractor readied the framing crew for work next week, the water treatment company came in for testing, our upholstery company (Cannon's Upholstery) reviewed our entire project and hauled away about 20 booths to their shop, two exhaust hood and duct companies surveyed the job for last minute measurements for their bids, and our designer spent hours going over details with Chrissy, Chris and me to get us to where we need to be right now. As a review… because now it will get complicated, Chrissy is my wife and partner (sounds redundant but you get the idea) and Chris is Chris Stage who is a newcomer to this project.

About Chris: I met Chris doing volunteer work for a political election campaign. Since then she and her husband Roger have become friends with Chrissy and me. They are both industrious, bright, creative and have a dangerous streak of adventure to them. She has worked in radio and TV, been a government research analyst, a Peace Corps volunteer, a Rodeo Queen, a beach bum, pursued a doctorate in Communication, taught college classes, and directed a local non-profit organization.

Seems to me that would be enough for a lifetime of experiences but she and Roger have always had this irrational urge to do something creative on their own in the hospitality business. Chris came up with the idea of spending time with me on the project as a sort of "intern" and I jumped on the idea. It’s a win win fo both of us - or at least for me. I love the idea of having someone with her creative and organizational skills on the team and its always good to have someone from the "outside" to give us a fresh perspective on our efforts.

As a matter of fact, speaking of perspective, I have asked her to contribute to this blog and hopefully you will soon be hearing from Chris directly.