Happy season of gratitude, Sparta.

Last night, as my husband and I were planning our timing schedule for this massive season finale Sparta Green Market bake, the topic strayed onto how many bagels, pastries, and loaves of bread we've baked in this kitchen.  And how rapidly and dramatically things have changed over the past (very short feeling) year. The dizzying highs, the gut punching lows, and all the "how in the world are we going to do this?" moments in between. Although we have lived it, every day, somehow it’s still astonishing to think about the average 20-hour day. Or not going to sleep at all for three days on big events. The impossible juggling of our quickly fading former careers and all-around lives. But it's also amazingly gratifying and fulfilling to know, deep down, that we have given this dream our absolute everything. We’ve been so blessed to watch it flourish into something that has filled our lives with such happiness and community. Yes, calling this journey hard may be the understatement of the century. But, looking back at it, we would do it all over- again and again- in a heartbeat. Because this isn't just our business. This little former B&B kitchen may have gone from a humble place where I made dinner for my husband, to a commercial-looking space filled with huge mixers and deck ovens, but it’s still our heart. And being able to hand you a warm loaf of bread or the best freshly baked pastry is what the heart of our kitchen is all about.

We are some of the luckiest people in the world for being able to live this dream, and share it with you every day. While we know the ambition and fight to bring our dreams to fruition has only just begun, we go into this season, and next year, being grateful for every moment of growth to come. We can’t wait to share our hard work, and all of what’s coming, with you.

Happy season of gratitude, Sparta. We love being your little bread and pastry bakery.