An Ode to Our First Season

The end of our first season at The Cottage has come,

The planning, building, and serving customers is done.

What began as a dream too unrealistic to ponder,

Became a reality that makes us look back and wonder.

It's amazing what hard work and bravery can do,

Once the leap is made, and the plans are followed through.

We stumbled and fell but we kept moving along,

Made decisions aplenty, some right and others wrong.

The lessons learned are long and invaluable,

The successes and failures are certainly memorable.

None of it would be possible without our family,

Their guidance and expertise, even loaning us money.

Our children stepped up and matured before our eyes,

Opportunities for life skills that wouldn't have come otherwise.

So many new friends and supporters have come our way,

Followers on social media or customers both night and day.

The ice cream business is a fun one to be in,

Making people happy while making a living is a win-win.

While we can look back in awe at all that we've begun,

We are more than happy to say that our first season is done.

Eventually we will clean the shop and begin to tweak things,

Make improvements and rest up for the coming spring.

Thank you all for the support, thank you for the love too,

We owe much of The Ice Cream Cottage's success to YOU!