09/11/2026
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”
Babe Ruth
There’s something incredibly rewarding about taking down the Curveball flyer because, for the first time, we sold out.
It probably doesn’t seem like a big deal to most people.
But to me, it is.
I quit my job. A job that gave my kids, Kodi, and me security and stability.
I bet on a dream. I bet on myself.
And to be absolutely honest, these past few months have been hard. Harder than I anticipated. There have been so many challenges and so many days when I wondered if I had made a reckless, bad decision.
Days when I felt like I had lost the bet I placed on myself.
Every week for the last several months, I’ve planned a special and quietly set a specific number I wanted to sell.
Week after week, I didn’t hit it.
I failed. I got close. I tried again.
A few weeks ago, I got as close as having just ONE special left.
But to me, close was still a fail.
No one knew the number I set each week. Not even Kodi. Because it wasn’t about proving anything to anyone else. I wanted to beat MY goal.
This week, with fewer games and fewer days at the fields, I almost lowered that number. I almost gave myself a smaller goal because I had less time and fewer opportunities to achieve it.
Then I decided no.
There are no “bell curves in life.”
So I set the goal where I normally would.
And I am so glad I did.
Because there is no better feeling than achieving a goal in the truest way. Not because you made it easier. Not because you moved the finish line. But because you kept going until you reached it.
Thank you to every single person who showed up and believed in the special this week. It means far more to me than I can articulate.
Yesterday, I got to take that flyer down.
And for the first time in a while, I didn’t feel like I was losing the bet I placed on myself.
I felt like I was winning it.
The bet I placed on myself, my dream, and my future.
And for that, I am forever grateful.
-Chef Moe
