People Forget About Lunch on Mondays

"I found us a Monday lunch," Kate said.  "It's at a business park in Rancho Bernardo.  I know, I know, Mondays, eww, but think of it this way, we'll be done & outta there by like 2:30."

It was great news.  After seeing Chris get all fired up about our project, it pushed us to put our product out in front of more people.  We needed to save up as much as we could for the upcoming buildout & we still had Tuesdays to take a break each week.

The venue was off the same exit as SONY (about a 30 minute drive) & our setup was pretty laid back compared to a market, in a small parking lot next to an office building.  Our friends from SONY & Scripps Ranch, Fresh off the Bowl, told Kate about this one.  

A weekly rotation of vendors, that gave the workers & students (there was a nursing school in the building also) some variety without having to drive into nearby Escondido for fast food at lunch.  

We did between 25-40 Cheezers there each week.  A pretty nice average for a Monday lunch, way better than when we set up at the apartment complexes or Mira Mesa.  It was definitely made it worth the drive.  

A childhood friend of mine, Matt, who once showed me how to make a "toastie cheese" in the microwave, stopped by & got a Cheezer.  He lived right down the street from me growing up & it was great to catch up.  I hadn't seen him in at least ten years.  

"How long you been out here?" Matt asked.

"Oh, over eight years now," I said.

"Wow, I can see why.  It's so nice out here.  You'll probably never move back, huh?" he laughed.

"No, well not once we get this shop up & running," I said.  "We'll probably be here for at least, twenty more?  We're in it for the long haul."