Thank you

It's late so I guess I'm going to keep this shorter than I'd like. But then again, probably best because I could go on and on about this one.

Reason being, I have so many people to thank for helping me get the opportunity to compete at this year's Great Lakes Regional Barista Competition (and do so well too)!

There are a few people that really, really made this happen and had my back when times got tough and help me push through it all and stay focused on crafting some wonderful coffee.

Eric - My couch, my backbone. Since day one you believed that I could pull great espresso and work on building up a presentation worthy of the heavy competition I faced. Lots of long nights and way to much coffee, we found what would become the ever-changing name blend ha. We pushed hard and we came out with our fists bumpin, like a boss!

Steve - Plain and simple, without you sponsoring me with some of the greatest coffee I've ever experienced we wouldn't have been able to do this. Even more so, when registration said it was full, you were on the phone in a matter of no time working on making this happen! Steve, you still are and always will be, the man!

Ryan - Competing in these events is not cheap. You and Roast came through big time on helping me make sure that I got what was needed to make sure to have a beautiful presentation and quality glasses, equipment, ingredients, etc. As well, getting to use Roast and your knowledge and experience really did help seal the deal in us getting to harness this coffee.

Chase - My main man. I know I treated you like a taxi for weeks and weeks, but you being so unbelievably flexible in driving me and my equipment around and staying up late to help clean and talk coffee when you don't even drink it really means the world to me and only shows again that I have the greatest best friend.

Now, there are A LOT of other important people who made this possible as well and I'm going to try and name all of you. I am, however, going to apologize up front if I forget your name:

sL, Lukey, Courtney, James, Peta Peta, Laura, Ben, Jason (Revolution), Matt, Jer, Lindsey, B. Hayes, Baltina, Guy, Josh, Joe, Billal, lil' Julie, Dave, Tif, Skraus, M. Boni, A. Sather, and a million others that I can't think of right now.

You all made this happen in your own way and for that I'm extremely indebted to all of you and once again,

Thank you.