a tough decision.
today i had to make one of the toughest decisions i have ever made in a long long while. i think it's a decision most people would find easy but in this situation it was incredibly hard. today i submitted my two weeks notice to the company that has been so good to me. i was very open with my boss the whole time i had been thinking about it. the problem is, is that the company i work for is only working out of town for the most part from here on out. with jess being pregnant and us having a kid in 6 months i need to be in town working. i had a HUGE fear of coming off as ungrateful or disrespectful. i think in the end i went about things properly and made the right decision for me. i am very sad that i won't be able to continue on building bars. it was an amazing three years and i owe so much to the people who helped me along the way and gave me the opportunities to do some work that most never will. so to all the great friends i have made along the way i hope we stay in touch. to my bosses who will probably never read this, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

open for business.
this past thursday the 22nd we finally completed, opened, and celebrated 'vinyl retro lounge vancouver' it was a nice feeling to open up another bar but at the same time very sad. i believe my time is coming to an end building bars. the company i work for is only building bars out of town now and i'm starting to realize it's going to be very tough as jess's pregnancy progresses. it's a decision i have been battling/procrastinating to make for the last few weeks. i have a breakfast meeting tomorrow morning and hopefully can get some answers to help me make a decision. none the less it was great to get another bar open and if i have to leave and move on it has been and incredible three years full of wonderful opportunities. here's a list of the bars i've built/renovated. i might be missing a few. there were a lot.

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The Hat Resto Pub
The Bank Ultra Lounge
Oil City Roadhouse
Vinyl Retro Lounge Penthouse Edmonton
The Pint Downtown
The Pint Off Whyte
The Old Strathcona Rack
Filthy McNasty's
Vinyl Retro Lounge Calgary
Vinyl Retro Lounge Vancouver

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