grand opening party

i know the grand opening party happened over a month ago, but i finally have some photos to share! i was so excited that night (surprise!) that i forgot to take a single photo. thankfully lauren's dad, michael happened to be there with camera in hand! and even more thankfully he is an exceptional photographer. the party was so much fun and there were so many people who showed up to support all the hard work that has gone into building this bakery. thanks to everybody who came to the party & thanks to everybody who helped make this dream into a reality!

i would like to thank some people who are the 

unsung heroes and backstage supporters of dovetail bakery!

jesse atwood (my love)

margaret grundstein (my ma)

mckay grundstein-helvey (my sis)

miriam levin-of the sticky buns (my aunt)

yardenna hurvitz (thank you family friend)

my entire family

my staff

and especially my dad-the namesake of the bakery

 miss you

for those of you who attended the party, this will be a walk down memory lane. for those of you who couldn't attend, please enjoy:

home

the calm before the party!

so many beautiful flowers!

GIANT STICKY BUN!

marly made it...

 i baked it...

lauren served it up!

and guests ate...

and enjoyed...

I HAD THE BEST TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and the next day everything was back to normal

thanks everybody!!! can't wait to do it again!

ps extra special thanks to cork: a bottle shop! the wine was delicious!

a photo tour from 2008

so friends, i thought i would keep you updated with some photos...


remember the days when jesse's sister joann visited from the faraway land of edmonton canada and we took a walk in forest park...




and then arctic blast 2008 hit...
dang, remember that?
our trusty delivery truck slid around so bad we had to cancel the whole entire weeks deliveries...
a few tears were shed and then we moved on the business at hand, enjoying some major snow days!!!



so we grilled..




and crafted...




and then invited family over because we needed some outside human contact. baby wren can make even sauteeing onions into the best time ever! i think it's all that cheek on her face, or maybe the wooden spoon that was in her mouth for what seemed like a lifetime in baby years.


still chewing, now with mom...


and still more, now with grandma...
baby years might even be longer than dog years. it's possible...


and now we are back to good old regular portland winter! i hope you all had amazing holidays of all types and are gearing up to enjoy 2009 BEST YEAR EVER!!! we certainly are!
HAPPY NEW YEAR from all of us, and thanks for all your support, we send you awesome vibes of gratitude every single day!!!
XOXOXO!!!!!
love,
morgan & all of dovetail bakery