08/26/2026
Part 2…
Which brings us back to my original rambling, sappy point of this post. 😂
Yesterday I had the privilege of “working” on the trailer.
I say it that way because I’m watching my baby function without me.
I’m stepping back and seeing Amy train a new hire better than I could. I’m watching Camden pop in for a Lotus before going to class and seeing customers overjoyed to see him and wish him well. I’m watching automated orders from our amazing team of local vendors show up on time without errors.
& I’m watching as all of you still manage to carve out a little window in your busy lives to stop by, check in on us, and support our little business.
To be honest—it gave me this overwhelming sense of pride and maybe even a little relief knowing:
What we’ve built here is good.
In the past two weeks, I’ve been able to come out from behind the espresso machine to greet you and rock your babies. I’ve stepped out of the trailer to deliver coffees, jumped into passenger seats and hug you. I’ve been able to take the extra few minutes to have conversations that extend past a business transaction and genuinely catch up.
I’ve snuggled your pups and high-fived your kids.
And at the end of the day yesterday, my very last customer was a mama who moved states over two years ago but happened to be in town visiting family—and pulled out her original Perking Spot stamp card because no trip back to Idaho would be complete without stopping to see us.
🥹
To say my cup is overflowing would be the understatement of the year.
To each and every one of you—I am so grateful for your business.
But more than that, I am grateful for your time, your support, and your love.
Thank you for welcoming us into your community. For standing behind us and fighting to keep us here when things got bleak. For following us around, showing up, and believing in what we were trying to build. And for celebrating alongside us as we continue to grow.
Our success is your success, because somewhere along the way, you stopped being customers and became our family.
And I am so damn excited to keep doing this journey together.
My cup is very, very full. ❤️
—Rae