Stamped Plans

Kate & I took the earliest flight out of SAN that Friday morning.  Her friend from high school, Alexis, was getting married in northern Virginia & we were going for the weekend.  

I had gone to three weddings on my own over the past two years.  They were all close friends of mine & were back in central Illinois.  Kate decided to hang back in order to save money for the buildout.  So, this was the first wedding Kate had flown to since we signed the lease for our shop on Newport Ave.

We had a layover in Denver before our connecting flight to Dulles, due to arrive there well after dark.  It was the beginning of November & we were both exhausted from overworking & from the Halloween festivities.

But when we got a phone call from Chris that all went out the window.

"We did you guys," he said.  "As of this morning, your plans have been stamped!"

"What?!  No way!" Kate exclaimed.         

"Yep, you guys can go ahead with the buildout!"

Finally!  After over 15 months of back & forth emails, phone calls & writing out checks, we finally had the green light.  We had traversed the mountain & hit the summit in the Mile High City of all places.

With a couple of hours to kill before our flight, Kate & I rolled our suitcases over to the first bar & grill we saw & grabbed a drink to celebrate.

"We did.  Here's to building opening up our shop in the new year!" Kate cheersed.

"This is great.  It finally happened.  Now, all we have to do is pick a contractor," I said.

"That shouldn't be that hard," Kate said.  "You've already interviewed over ten of 'em, right?"

"Yeah.  I got it narrowed down to about three that I think I like the most,"  I said.  "Getting the money to pay them- that's gonna be the tricky."

"Don't worry.  We'll find a way.  We always do.  Let's just enjoy our weekend," she said.

"You're right," I said.

"Of course I am.  We did it- we got stamped plans!"  We clinked glasses & savored the momentous occasion.  It made the wedding & going to a Falcons/Redskins football game on Sunday even more fun.

A copy of the Giant Bundle of Plans that gave us the go-ahead for our kitchen's buildout.