Well, that blows my mind...
So I just got a call. A longtime customer of the store just called me to tell me that
a) he just engaged to be married (Huzzah!), and
b) since he and his intended first met at Pandemonium, they wanted to be married in the store. Would that be possible?*
The thing is, I was just thinking the other day about how many people I know who first met at Pandemonium over its 22 year history. I know children who exist because their parents met at Pandemonium. But this is the first time someone actually wanted to get married here, as grungy as it is. And this just blows me way. I'm in my office crying. I guess that after all the stress I've had to deal with, I was doubting whether the store was worth doing, worth pursuing, worth keeping, even with all its money problems.
I just feel so validated. And happy. Very very happy. I'm going to go blow my nose and probably freak out my staff. And then get back to work.
*I said yes, of course.
a) he just engaged to be married (Huzzah!), and
b) since he and his intended first met at Pandemonium, they wanted to be married in the store. Would that be possible?*
The thing is, I was just thinking the other day about how many people I know who first met at Pandemonium over its 22 year history. I know children who exist because their parents met at Pandemonium. But this is the first time someone actually wanted to get married here, as grungy as it is. And this just blows me way. I'm in my office crying. I guess that after all the stress I've had to deal with, I was doubting whether the store was worth doing, worth pursuing, worth keeping, even with all its money problems.
I just feel so validated. And happy. Very very happy. I'm going to go blow my nose and probably freak out my staff. And then get back to work.
*I said yes, of course.