Sunday, October 30, 2011

development

Another whirlwind of a week come & gone but oh, what progress we've made! We started off the week on a personal note with a trip to the Obstetrician. And this was not just any trip but the first ultrasound appointment! My excitement swirled as we were hoping to find out whether my belly was growing a boy or girl but even more enlivened that this would be the first time we would visually see our little human. There.are.no.words. to describe this experience.... as tears streamed down my face & Caleb squeezed my hand, the technician stated very confidently, "Congratulations, you are having a boy!" 
I don't really remember anything else that happened that day...

Tuesday was filled with a trip down to Indianapolis. Meeting after meeting about the development of our new Indianapolis restaurant location consumed most of the day. We met with the developers, our project manager, our architect, & then dinner with our broker. The meetings were optimistic & progressive & we feel that we are being trusted with our design. We have been given a lot of freedom to express the creativity that embodies Cerulean & we are SO grateful for that. Above all else, we want to stay true to who we are & what we believe, no matter how big the city. : ) 
We also drove around the project site to find construction moving along... finally!!!








The restaurant will be on the corner of South & Delaware (right where we are parked). That is Conseco Fieldhouse up & to the left. 

The week followed predictably as busy filled with: 
  • A sub day at Headstart (love the minis!) 
    • And what a change of pace from the restaurant world! My favorite moment of this experience was the little 3 year old boy who emphatically stated & pointed, "You have a big belly." Upon agreeing with him & explaining the current logic behind my belly, he asked very politely to poke it. I said yes.. and he poked it.
  • New server training 
    • I have decided that it doesn't matter the season of year, time of the month, day of the week, or hour of the day... I will be constantly interviewing, hiring, training, testing, repeating... I have resorted (after 5 years) to the fact that this is just the way it will be in the restaurant world. Great people don't last forever, they move on....Therefore training must remain efficient, productive, effective. Repeat.
  • The new beer menu for the fall/winter months came out! It is innovative each time we update & continues to push people out of their box to try something new. I love it! Check it out here: Hooray BEER! 
  •  A supportive visit to the opening celebration of Maple Leaf Farm's new Corporate Headquarters 
    • They are a local farm that we source our duck from & fabulous customers. They are actually the largest duck farm in the world & are practically located in our backyard. I guess sometimes it pays to live in the Midwest!
  • A last minute visit from the college roomies! 
    • Friends from NYC & Chicago made their way to the good ole W.L. & despite all we have to offer is decent food & bulldog farts... it makes my year every time they come to town! Thanks for the visit Teeny & Shoop- it is so refreshing to have you & your men around!
    • P.S. Banks & Lenny miss you already. : )

1 comment:

  1. love the story about the kid at Head Start. That made me laugh out loud. So glad to hangout for a bit this weekend!

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