Thought

by Mitchell

Well, it finally happened.  At about 4:08am, after getting out of bed a tad early so that I could make a quick stop at my desk before coming to work, I wired the last bit of money to my now ex-landlord.  And just like that, my nearly 21 years as a leaseholder at the Midtown Promenade ame to an end.  It's hard to believe on this first full day of fall, it was two full seasons ago that my life and the lives of so many people who love MetroFresh changed in an instant.  Frankly, it's also hard to believe that it literally took ALL of spring and ALL of summer to settle on a way forward.  And now that it's here and behind me, I am filled with all the mix of emotions you might imagine.  Of course I am sad that we are no longer part of the amazing community on the edge of Midtown and VA/Hi that we called home for 20 years.  I'll miss the world we created inside that space.  It was loving, nourishing, and kind.  And given the daily reminders from 100s of MetroFreshuals, I know how much it meant to so many people.

But I am also surprisingly unsentimental about it.  Maybe I learned that from my father who always said that the most imortant thing in life is to keep moving forward without regret.  Yes I'm sad, but I'm also satisfied.  I feel like I'm pushing away from the table after a very long and very delicious meal and I'm ready for some delicious dessert elswhere.  

Over the last six months, sadly, with the loss of a few close, Richie and I have been reminded that time is short.  The reality is that no matter how long it is from now on, the older we get, we have less and less time in front of us.  I think that's why I'm more excited than sad.  I'm looking forward to the possibility of the unknown while I still have the energy and time to enjoy it.

Come see us  today.   We'll be here until 2:30.  Remember parking is free and easy in the building.