Closed for business

Words don't even describe yesterday. Here's the story from the wife's perspective. It doesn't do justice to the feelings that are behind it all.
Just as Eric began yesterday like any other day, he was pumped up for another evening at the restaurant. Being the last day of the month, he was also prepared to stay into the wee hours of the night to do inventory. Mid-day, before opening, the Regional VP of the company walked into the restaurant un-announced. If you ask Eric, he will tell you that the pit in his stomach told him what would happen next. It would be the last day of business for our restaurant.
Here is where I cannot begin to describe the feelings that have set in. This restaurant was Eric's dream and passion --holding his name above the front door-- and I merely supported that dream and passion. Immediately though, I felt his pain when I received a call around 3 to a sobbing husband. The hardest part was that Eric and his management had to keep the news confidential until the doors closed and locked at 9:30 that evening, at which time he could tell all 60+ employees that they no longer had a job.
Its one of those things that maybe we could see a mile away, but our hope, and Erics passion, wouldn't allow the thought. And when it happened, it hit like a ton of bricks. So, the doors are locked, and we move on. Don't feel sorry for us. We have been presented some wonderful opportunities... we will be moving, and soon. Its the other families that have been affected. Its the dream that has been broken. Eric had such high hopes and they ended so abruptly. It was a hard, hard day.