Six Months - What?
October 1, 2019
It’s an interesting thing, time is.
One morning you’re baking eggs for a full-house, the next you’re waking up to palm trees asking yourself the question — “What the hell just happened?”
We’re no strangers to jumping; to knowing what we want and going after it, but this - this was big.
One year ago, in an act of inspired passion, we put our beloved Provincetown Bed & Breakfast Roux on the market. Two days later — an offer — followed by the invariable waiting game accompanying the sale of a business.
When the first buyers backed out, we surrendered. Not the hands-in-the-air, we-give-up kind of surrender, but the kind of surrender where you simply know you’re going to go with whatever shows up because it’s always going to be better than what you thought you had in mind. And, so, in the midst of our surrender - that very day - we had another offer; the offer that ultimately had us handing over keys.
There’s a lot packed into the word ultimately.
There were financial reports, questions to answer, tax records to pull, training manuals to write, inspections, and spreadsheets — a lot of spreadsheets, websites and accounts to transfer, movers to arrange, living arrangements to figure out. Topped off with a government closing that had us wondering if it was ever going to happen at all - and, at the very least, scratching our heads about when to pack? We had a planning calendar that looked and smelled a lot like spaghetti against the wall and a to-do list that would curl your hair.
Through it all we remained, how you say… pretty fucking calm.
But, now, six months into life in St. Petersburg, Florida, it’s like none of the above ever happened.
The choice to move on from something you love is not so hard when you can see the next thing and it becomes the movie in your head. We had ourselves sinking into the Gulf waters long before we put Roux on the market.
And, now, we find ourselves here; more amazing than we ever dreamed it would be. It’s vibrant. Young. Diverse. Seven arts districts; five live stage theaters; ten plus museums; the south’s largest Farmers Market. Live music, ballet, concerts, an orchestra, and a fantastic local jazz scene. It’s diverse - even more so than Provincetown. Super welcoming and surprisingly gay. Like we didn’t miss a beat. St. Pete Pride, the sixth largest Pride in the country, blew us away with 10,000 marching. The downtown streets are lined with small businesses, galleries, really cool local coffee shops, micro breweries, craft cocktail joints, and an amazing array of fantastic food options. The city is 100 neighborhoods and 129 parks. Also, the weather and the beaches.
There’s a high vibe energy that resides in both of us and when we see it, hear it, taste it, and feel it, we know it’s time to surrender ourselves knowing that everything else that’s similarly vibing will show up. And, so it has.
Tune in next to answer the question: What Do They Do With All That Time?
Zestfully yours,
Allison
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