Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Stumpjack Survival Party

This past Sunday we held the 2-year anniversary party for Stumpjack Coffee Co. Anyone who's in business knows that the first two or three years are the most precarious, demanding and scary. Survival is the primary mission. Once you get over that 2-3 year hump then you can breathe a little, but just a little. It's been a rough and tumble time, with more than it's share of ups and downs, a lot of juggling and a good many smiles and laughs. Here are a few images from Sunday's shindig, and more can be found in the Flickr set and two or three videos on YouTube.

Jeremy working as the sommelier

Paul Braun and Julie Ruh

Joe calculating some math problem

Gettin' crowded

Larry and Peggy...probably our most dignified friends
(whut da hell are dey doin' in dis joint?)

The new, and still unfinished wine bar.

Nick laying it down

The evil Spock in the alternate universe episode.

Allie came down from Menomonee

Nic shows up just a little too fashionably late.

And a great time was had by all... Here's to next year, cheers!

2 comments:

tina kugler said...

wish we could have been there!

David said...

yeah, we wish you could'a been here too...good fun and had a poster for you to sign (will come by sometime with it...they asked me to ask you to sign it so I'm holding onto it until I see you again).