As expected, I am thinking often about the people, places, and things that were the fabric of our everyday lives for our dozen years in D.C. I miss being casual with our good friends and neighbors. I miss play dates and dinner parties that happened, unplanned, just because. I wonder about the team I left at work, how they are changed with the new hires, and how the next project is coming along. I miss a space to call my own (other than the car). I miss cooking in my own kitchen and with my own implements, left where I put them last. I miss the cats, Mit and Georgia.
And unexpectedly, our major life change hasn’t been all about leaving and goodbyes, but making connections with people and places.
Because of our new life and this blog, we made new friends in Olympia, Washington. Actually,
the crew of Wondertime only hail from Olympia. They left yesterday to start their new cruising life and for the next few months, they are our new friends of Vancouver Island. Next fall, they’ll be our new friends of Mexico. A link to the Wondertime blog is to the right, and Sara wrote nicely of our visit. It was good for the girls to be able to explore their boat and to see first-hand that they are not the only sisters embarking on a new cruising life. |
I appreciated my brother-in-law letting me change our oil in his garage. Here he is cleaning up the mess that resulted from his poorly designed oil pan. |
No, that's pizza on the grill. Amy Jo's subsequent attempts were more attractive. |
--MR
If you find yourselves in San Diego and in need of respite from the road or help finding more boat stuff to bring south, feel free to contact us. We'd be happy to help fellow cruisers in anyway we can.
ReplyDeleteWe just did pizza on the grill too! Package on the way. Kyle and Ella miss Eleanor and Frances. Enjoy the home state.
ReplyDeleteHi Micheal & Windy,
ReplyDeleteThis is my first read of your blog and I love it. I know we will so enjoy following your journeys. And it's so great for both Dream Catcher and Merritt to have a family that loves the boat and will take her where she's meant to go!
Terry Hutcheon (GTerry)