100th BLOG POST

Wow, I can't believe I made it this far in keeping a journal. I usually give up after a few months, despite my love for writing! This is my 100th BlogSpot post and I am excited to give whoever reads it GREAT news!

First of all, we are coming up to our 4th of July weekend. This is going to be a great week, leading up to the 4th, as our country celebrates Independence Day. We will have our town's carnival/fair across the river at the park. And despite our not being able to attend and participate this year (they "couldn't make room for us"), we will be very busy in the restaurant and on the street, vending! It will hopefully be a fun week of CRAZY SALES AND BUSINESS VOLUME GALORE!

Second, after a lot of waiting, we finally got approved for our contract with the park district to put our food trailer on the park property directly across from the High School beginning next fall! WHAT AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY! We will increase our sales volume by at least $4,000-$6,000 a month! Which is FANTASTIC! Not only will it increase our volume, but it will increase our ability to stay afloat for the next winter season, and beyond! We are also able to take that trailer to outside events or festivals which will also generate some MUCH NEEDED revenues! We will finally be able to show something of a profit! Our first year was, indeed a difficult one, and with a little over 2 months to go before our first year will come to a close, I project a break-even analysis. Which is GOOD for a new business. We need to come up with something extra tho, in order to pay off our outstanding debtors.

I have had to ask mom for help along the way, and it will be nice to be able to go for a while now without asking for any more help. She has always been there, supporting and encouraging me. And without her, I don't think we would be here today.

It has also been wonderful to have all the prayers and support and encouragement from friends and family! God is good! And He PROVIDES for our every need! I've been blessed again, and again. And I don't forget those who have asked God on my behalf for the help He has given. I've tried diligently to keep my head strong even in the darkest times this past year. And at every turn; at every disappointment, I was brought to a wellspring of joy at the end of the trial! Thank you GOD!

Today, is my 100th post on here, and I am happy to say that all those people who I have always thought of through the writing I have done over the past couple years, I still think of DAILY! I never forget those I cared about. So yeah, I will never forget you, and if you need to know how that is, just look inside your heart, and know that I never left. :-)

I am going to wrap this post up. It is coming up on 3:00 am and I need to get some sleep. I've been working 70-80 hours a week for the past couple months, turned over a lot of staff, and am finally finishing up on training with the new people. It was a difficult transition, but MUCH NEEDED! I hope you all have a great time with your summer (winter for those of you on the other end of the world...) and take a dip in the pool for me, I really have NO TIME! :-) Happily following my dreams and hopes! Blessed at every corner! Love you all!