10/18/2026
I’ve been thinking a lot about Ted lately, especially when I’m at Metro Retro.
I know so many of you remember him, loved him, and still miss him. Believe me, I do too.
And sometimes I wonder if people realize just how much of this place was built by the two of us, not just as business partners, but as two people who shared nearly 30 years of their lives together.
I loved that man more than I could ever put into words. He made me a better person, and I’d like to think I did the same for him.
But I don’t want anyone thinking we had some picture-perfect fairy-tale marriage. We sure as hell didn’t. 😂
We argued, we disagreed, we drove each other absolutely fu***ng crazy sometimes. We were two very different people with our own personalities, our own flaws, and plenty of bu****it between us.
But I’ve always thought the best way to describe our marriage was this:
We were two imperfect people who refused to give up on each other.
And I think there’s something pretty damn beautiful about that.
Because love isn’t always romantic dinners, flowers, and holding hands. Sometimes it’s being so irritated with someone you can barely stand to look at them, but still knowing there’s nobody else in the world you’d rather have beside you.
Through all the good, the bad, the laughter, the tears, and everything life threw at us, we chose each other. Every single time.
I also want people to understand something. I’m not Ted. I never was, and I have no desire to try to become him. There was only one Ted, and there will only ever be one Ted.
He had his way of doing things, and I have mine. And believe me, sometimes those ways couldn’t have been more different. 😂
But that’s what made us us.
Metro Retro will always have a part of Ted in it. His personality, his ideas, his sense of humor, and the memories so many of you made with him aren’t going anywhere.
Ted poured so much of himself into this place. He had the vision, the drive, and the determination to bring Metro Retro to life, and he did most of the work to make it what it became. I was there beside him, supporting him and believing in what he was building, and I’ll always be proud of the part we played together.
I’m not trying to replace Ted or recreate what we had. I’m just trying to keep moving forward, doing the best I can, making this place my own while honoring the man who gave so much of himself to build it.
And I hope that when people walk through our doors, they can still feel a little bit of him here.
Because as much as life has changed, one thing never will.
I was lucky enough to love that man, and even luckier that he loved me back.
And if there’s one thing I hope our story proves, it’s that you don’t have to be perfect to have something truly beautiful. ❤️
