Blue Mountain Kitchen is open!!

I can’t believe we finally did it. The big day is here. The kitchen is open and it is amazing. I’ve never been so proud of my family and the hard work and sacrifice everyone has put in to making this happen. The girls have been our greatest support. They are proud and excited. Although they have had to entertain themselves often on this journey, they never lost site of the big picture. The kitchen. Owning our own business. And they get to be a big part of it.  

I’m the behind the scenes part of this business: the website, the orders, the calendar, the finances, the operations. B is the chef, the personality, the design, the menus, the vision. It truly is unreal to see his designs and idea come to life and it is beautiful. I am so proud of what he has accomplished. He put his blood, sweat and tears (well, not really tears….more like anger and rage and then he gets kinda mean and then he gets really quiet which I think is way worse than tears…) in to this business. Wherever we go from here and how this business evolves we will carry this success with us. I am so, so proud of him. 

First day open and B had a catering event. He’s a machine, really! 

Sometimes even 7 years old need a lift from their dad.

Our first dinner together at BMK and it was delicious!

This was the dream! The idea was always for B to have his kitchen and we knew the hours would be demanding. He would work day and night to make this business succeed and we never wanted our family time to suffer. The dream was that we would always come together to do homework and have dinner. The girls would grow up in the kitchen, talking to B while he cooked, helping out when possible and this would be a family business. 

Tonight was perfection. The girls did their homework at the prep tables and then we enjoyed dinner as a family. My heart is very, very full…(and so is my tummy, B makes very yummy food). 

The girls were thrilled to help clean up and although I’m sure the newness factor helps, I hope they never lose their sense of excitement for helping. It’s been a good day. A really good day.