life's a beach

My sweet friend Ralph locked the store, held my hand, and took us to the beach along with two venti cups of very strong coffee. We talked for a long time and his (along with yours-thank you)advice was to slow down, take a breath, and do what I do best. That is...do some fact finding.
Whenever I buy a major piece for the store, an item that I will most likely spend more on than I had planned; I research. I ask questions, I read, I want to know all the facts before purchase so I don't walk into a surprise. That's the control freak in me...but in matters of the heart, who can think like that?
It's taken me all day on the computer and being on-hold for what seemed like hours, but I've discovered some answers to a few of my questions. Unfortunately there are still many more questions that are still unanswered but I'm beginning to realize that I may have jumped to some wrong conclusions.