08/17/2026
This one is going to be a hard goodbye. 🤎
This week is one of our longest-standing employees’ last weeks at 3 Beans, and I’m not quite sure how to put into words what the last 5+ years have meant to me.
Because somewhere along the way, she stopped being “one of my employees” and became my family.
I’ve had the privilege of watching her grow from a high school girl into the woman, wife, and mama she is today. I was there for her first job, heartbreaks, hard lessons, big changes, and so many moments of growing up.
I was the first person she told when she found out she was pregnant with her first baby. 🥹 Since then, I’ve watched her go through three pregnancies and become an incredible mama to three beautiful babies.
And one of the greatest honors of all was getting to stand beside her on her wedding day.
We actually lost her once before about three years ago when she left 3 Beans, and I was SO happy when life brought her back to us. So you can imagine how much I don’t want to let her go again.
But this time feels different. It’s sad, but it’s also incredibly bittersweet.
When I look back at all these years, I don’t just think about shifts worked or coffees made. I think about the laughing until we cried, the stressful days, the conversations behind the counter, the life updates, the tears, the babies, the wedding, and all of the ordinary little moments in between that somehow became some of my favorite memories.
It’s not often that you hire someone and, almost immediately realize they’re going to be one of your very best friends. It’s even more special when that person considers you their second mom. ❤️
I may be losing an employee this week, but I’m not losing her.
She will forever be part of the 3 Beans family. She will forever have a place here. And most importantly, she will forever be one of my very best friends.
I am so unbelievably proud of the woman I’ve watched you become Miah, and getting a front-row seat to so many chapters of your life has been one of the greatest gifts this little coffee shop has ever given me.
Five years, three babies, a wedding, a million coffees, probably a few breakdowns, way too many laughs, and a whole lot of life later… here we are. 🥹
I love you endlessly, and no matter where life takes you next, you’ll always be one of ours. 🤎
Her LAST shift is this Thursday, from 6AM to 9AM. Come & see her and tell her “see you later.” ☕️
