At 12:15 tonight I got into my car and headed home. It was a long day. I got to work just before 1:00 today. There was a lot to do before we shut down.

The evening was great. We started soft but had a ton of walkins and last minute reservations.

Made for a good night for all of us.

We had lots of fun people in.

One of my favorite servers from days gone by. Mr Sommelier himself. Travis Gomez.

Chef extraordinare and everyone’s favorite host Taylor Stanton and Dylan Stanton. I hadn’t seen them in forever.

The week before I interviewed for my current job I interviewed for a food and beverage director job. I was offered a second interview but had already accepted my job before they contacted me. The woman I interviewed with was in tonight. It was great to see her.

Lots of local somewhat regular folk were in tonight.

At the end of the night I discovered that the kitchen had made me dinner. Medium rare bone-in ribeye with creamed spinach. I might have broken the rules and had a glass of wine with dinner.

As the night wound down my amazing staff all pitched in to do lots of extra work to facilitate the shut down. A lot of them will read this so know that I appreciate all of you!!!

Especially the two bartenders who stayed till after midnight doing end of year inventory and a thorough cleaning of the bar. Tara Hartman. Lexie Muller

Chef left tonight after thanking the entire staff. He said a special thanks to me calling me Jeffie as he did so. I think he likes me.

And I ended my night by having a cocktail with my friend Joe Dumais. He’s the guy who suggested me for my current job. He was thanked immensely as we toasted the end of the year.

All in all. A great night. Here’s to working for someone who appreciates the need for time off.

Be well. I’ll try to post over the next week but no pressure. It is vacation after all.