14 Months

That's how long it took from the time we met Carl (owner of the pizza place) until the time we got our keys (which isn't technically happening until tomorrow). Carl got my number from Bridget Bayer, a counselor at the Small Business Development Center, last December. Things had just fallen through for us on another location on Belmont and she knew we were looking to stay in the neighborhood. When he called the first time and left a message, I wrote down on a post-it note his name, number and "referred by Bridget Bayer." That post-it note has been on our refrigerator for 14 months. It has served as a constant reminder of what our goal was. Now I think it's going to stay up just for posterity. :)