The risk of an entrepreneur. Love, passion, patience and trust.

It's so hard to imagine that this little shop has been going strong since 1997. This year marks the 25th anniversary. Should I be getting something silver?

My story, well it is a beautiful love story. Through amazing highs, to the lowest of lows I/it has endured with lots of love, trust, patience and passion - I wouldn't have done it without all of those feelings and factors.

As personal and intimate as any love story written its has a heroine, a savior, a bad guy and many loved family and friends all rooting for us. Could it be a Hallmark movie? I think so.

This shop isn't based on success drivers like money, notoriety or being my own boss, hell no; it has always been based on you. On building a company from a dream and creating an environment based on its mission then adding to that mission a good group of people that ultimately thrive. Success and happiness can happen simultaneously.