My brothers Bob and Mike.
Amy and I with our toasting flutes.
Amy getting cake on my nose during the cake cutting.Our reception was held at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie, PA. Not only was it the venue for our reception, but it was also the location of our first date. We had dinner at the restaurant which is in the downstairs section of the resort.
I hadn't seen my brother Bob in over 2 years because he lives in Seattle, WA and doesn't get back to the area much. It was really good to spend time with him and I wish he could have stayed longer. He had to get back rather quickly due to his landscaping business. His business focuses mostly on residential clients these days but he had held quite a few commercial accounts in years past. Landscaping can be a very lucrative business especially when commercial businesses are your clients.
My brother consistently ran into collection problems with his commercial clients in the past and he has since rid himself of the most troublesome ones. Most businesses he had dealt with required constant badgering and oftentimes the threat of a lien was used in order to collect money owed. If a lien is placed against a business, there can be no improvements made to the business before the debt is paid. This isn't an enjoyable situation to be put in, but it is effective, nonetheless.
I have often thought about starting my own landscaping business here on the east coast, as start up costs are relatively inexpensive, and I could do most of the labor myself. The biggest issues would be trying to determine what clients I should focus on (residential or commercial) and accumulating that initial client base. Who knows, I may still make an attempt in the future. It's just tough finding the time to run this startup while working fulltime.
Congrats!! What an amazing wedding! Your wife Amy is beautiful and you two match each other!! Western wedding is so amazing to me, maybe in the future I will try it with my wife (if my parent will agree with that Lol).
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ReplyDeleteI can see that you and your wife are very happy to have taken so important decision. Congratulations I wish the best to both of you. Life is short especially whe kids start to appear in the picture, you will realize how meaningful life could be. So enjoy each monent as much as you can because you will realize that these monents are not forever, even if they are part of our memories. I love my family and my life so much and I hope the same for you.
Congratulations! I know you said in class last week that you were getting married this weekend and you asked if a couple of us had any advice. I will stick to my original which is wake up every day choosing to love your wife. But, I feel I should add that you are truly lucky if you marry your best friend. No matter what life throws at you as long as you have each other you can get through it together. Too many people talk about the negative things about being married. It's got so many positives too. What a comfort and relief knowing you can go home each day after work to your place with your wife who will be there for you no matter what happens at work. Being able to count on the consistency of my husband is a major thing for me in our marriage. I know I can depend on him to take care of me or listen to me or just sit with me. I think that's huge!
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