Kaboom
Well, the iceberg looming in the distance struck Jean's ship of hope today. The money-man refused to offer any more than 1/2 what is needed to open the new cafe. Jean finally saw the writing on the wall.
When I went in this morning she said, "Well, I've made my decision. I'm going back to Atlanta."
I was shocked and happily surprised. I asked, "When?"
She said, "I need to be here to cater the wedding I scheduled for January 23rd. The only way I'm not going to cater that wedding is if I'm dead."
She had already called her son, in Atlanta, and her recent ex-husband, Barry, before I got there. Her son was very excited and happy. Barry was freaking out. Go figure. According to Jean, Barry begged her not to leave and offered to see a marriage counselor. Huh?!! What's the point? They're already divorced! She's convinced that Barry can't handle responsibility so she is done with him. Good for her.
The one person who I think has real power over Jean is her pastor. Fortunately, when her pastor found out about Jean's decision, she said, "My heart will miss you but in my mind I know you made the right decision."
Jean hasn't told the new landlord yet. Lucky for her, she hasn't signed a lease agreement but she did give him a $1,000.00 deposit. She can probably kiss the $1,000.00 goodbye. I told her to get all of her stuff out of the new place before she tells him so he won't have a chance to put chains on the doors and keep her from getting it back. It's too bad that she spent $600 on tables for the place. Now she has no use for the tables and nowhere else to put them. She may try to negotiate with the new landlord to leave them in exchange for part of her deposit or she may try to sell them - assuming the new landlord will let her leave them there. The short term outlook is still pretty grim, but I am happy that she decided to give up on this town and go home to Georgia. I hope she can become a millionaire again in Atlanta.
So, let's see. If she closes the cafe at the end of December and does catering out of her house until the end of January, I'll be out of a hobby in 2 and a half months, or less!
2 Comments:
yeah, i don't get the barry thing -- what in the world is he thinking?? he was the meteoric force behind the divorce!
i don't think there's any way she'll ever be in the big bucks again, but i hope she gets along fine. and i really wish she could find a good man. not everyone is as lucky as i!!!!!!!
I am --laura
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