Things could be looking up

Word is getting out about Cuento. People are calling local TV stations and writing letters to the Post Standard asking if and when it'll open. A week ago I was still pushing forward with it, but I was getting skeptical. Nothing seemed like it would line up.

Last Friday, January 29th was my 40th birthday. A birthday that brought promise, my focus and drive back 1000 fold. I had met with a lady from the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. She asked me about my vision for Cuento and I let fly with all the excitement, passion and love I feel about the place, it's not even a place yet, but it has taken on a life of its own. We had a nice meeting and parted way after about 2 1/2 hours. Little did I know, but she went to speak with an individual who works in another industry and another city. She spoke to this gentleman about my concept and he told her to pass along his information, he may like to invest. I was ecstatic. She promised to email the gentlemans information to me on Monday. She was good to her word!

So I got home from work on Friday to a small but nice gathering of family to help celebrate the big 4-0. Cake-pie etc. Nice. Everyone left as it was getting late and the weather was not good. I decided to jump online to check emails and check the wonderful world of Facebook. I saw the usual assortment of garbage. I noticed I had an unusually high number of emails in my Facebook inbox. Many of them were well wishes for my birthday, but one caught me as a little funny. It was from a woman I had never heard of. Curiously I opened the email and read that this person had read about Cuento in the P.S. and wanted to know if there was a way we could talk about her becoming a possible investor. Again I was shocked, happy, skeptical you name it. I ran the gamut of emotions. After a few emails back and forth and a phone call by me, I am happy to say we are meeting Thursday morning.

I can't wait!