There is always another level up.

More grace. More light. More generosity. More compassion. More to shed. More to learn. More to grow.

For the past four years, we have poured our hearts into this restaurant. We have cooked, created, celebrated, worried, laughed, worked long days, and built something that was about so much more than food. It became a place where people gathered, connected, celebrated milestones, shared stories, and made memories.

That is what makes this decision so difficult.

Closing was not something we ever expected to do. And yet, sometimes life asks us to recognize that a chapter has come to its natural end, even when we aren't quite ready to turn the page.

There is a difference between change and transition. Change is the external event. Transition is the internal process of letting go and learning how to live in a new reality.

We are learning how to let go of the life we thought we were going to have and make room for the life that is actually here.

That doesn't mean there isn't grief. There is. Our hearts ache at the thought of not seeing so many of you regularly, of not hearing the familiar sounds of the restaurant, of not knowing what the next Supper Club will bring. We will miss the people who became part of the rhythm of our days and the community that grew around this place.

But there is also gratitude.

Gratitude for every person who walked through our doors. For every table we served. For every birthday, anniversary, date night, business lunch, celebration, difficult conversation, first date, last date, and ordinary Thursday that became something memorable.

And most of all, gratitude for the relationships.

Because it matters who you are surrounded by. It matters who will answer the phone. Who will sit beside you when things don't go according to plan. Who will remind you of what you are capable of when you have temporarily forgotten.

Everybody falls. What matters is whether there is a net.

We have felt that net in ways we never could have anticipated. The hugs, words of encouragement, listening ears and unexpected opportunities have reminded us that we are not facing this alone.

Leaving the building for the last time on September 15th will

Be one of the hardest of this chapter. But as we walk away, we realize that we wont be leaving empty-handed.

We will carry the friendships.

We will carry the memories.

We will carry everything we learned.

We will carry the people who believed in us.

And we will carry the reminder that sometimes we need to be reminded of what we are capable of.

So, yes, this is an ending. But it is not the end of our story.

It is a transition. A chance to shed what no longer fits, to grow into whatever comes next, and to trust that there can be light on the other side of letting go.

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for being part of these four years. Thank you for believing in us, for showing up, for sharing our tables, and for making this place what it became.

Our hearts ache at the thought of not seeing you all regularly.

But our hearts are also full.

Full of gratitude. Full of memories. Full of love for the people who made this chapter matter.

And ready, in time, to discover what the next level up looks like.

 

All the Love Always,

 

Julie and Hannah

Tami, Kellie and David, and the rest of you who ever jumped in and played right along with us