Cartersville Family

All month long, Oak Leaf has been doing a series entitled “I love the 80’s”. The greeters, ushers and band have all played the part and it has been entertaining to say the least. I have doing a lot of walking down memory lane this past month. I was just a kid in the 80’s. My elementary and middle school days were filled with Dukes of Hazard, Family Ties, Growing Pains, the Cosby Show, side pony tails, banana clips, layered socks, fluorescent clothes, coca-cola jean jackets, tacky shirts, skating rink parties, and a lot of other fashion faux paus. I really don’t understand why all the 80’s stuff is back in the stores. Of all the decades, that is one that shouldn’t be repeated.

Tomorrow night is the volunteer 80’s prom event. I spent the early part of this week shopping for the perfect prom outfit. I found a great dress, shoes and accessories. Michael is going to look radical. I will post pictures later. I can’t wait to see what everyone came up with.

I would like to introduce Go Play Cafe to the city of Cartersville and residents of Bartow County.  My business partner, Kelly, and I have been working very hard for the past few months to bring a needed business to this community.  Go Play Cafe will be a coffee shop with a supervised children’s play area.  Our coffee shop will serve the best coffee and espresso beverages you have ever had.  Our play areas will be educational, exciting, and interactive.  Moms, dads and caregivers will be able to bring their children to the play area, leave them with our reliable staff and enjoy a superior cup of coffee or espresso drink.  Go Play Cafe will also host birthday parties and special events for the entire family.  We are looking forward to providing this excellent place beginning October 2008.  Our website will be up and running very soon and our presale of memberships will begin this summer.  If you have any questions in the mean time, simply reply to this post.

I have never spent as much time on the internet as I have these couple of months while writing my business plan.  It seems like the more information I find, the more work I realize that I need to do.  One google search turns into another and another and before I know it I have about 7 tabs open in firefox and it’s almost midnight.  Don’t get me wrong, I really am enjoying this new business venture.  It is requiring me to really think through some things and stretch my mind.  It has been very satisfying to accomplish bits and pieces of this process. I am very excited about our play cafe because it is going to be awesome!  Kelly and I know that we can make it successful and enjoyable…we just need someone to invest in us and our idea.  Our next big step is to apply for some funding so we can sign a lease and begin construction.