Hi Y'all,
If there is still anyone out there since it has been two months since the last time I posted.
Since the last post we've spent six weeks in LA (Lower Alabama) helping a guy renovate a house. It has been a huge learning experience and also enjoyable. During the middle of our time there we took almost two weeks off to go to Atlanta so Susan could join some of her girlfriends for a girls weekend. I was kept busy and out of trouble for the weekend by helping friends with Christmas decorations. The finally tally was eleven Christmas trees at Mark and Tammy's house.
From Atlanta we went on up to the boat in North Carolina. Our plan was to work on the bottom paint but, as most every plan we have made, we changed it on the fly. In my last post we talked about getting back on the boat in January or February. That plan slid out to March or April. When we were at the boat we both admitted we weren't actually looking forward to getting on the boat and going back to the Bahamas. When it's good, it's great. But when it's not so good, it can be pretty stressful. The water, the beaches and the people we met along the way were fantastic. But it just wasn't enough to sway the "want to" factor. So we decided to sell the boat. It's on the market now. We really wish we wanted to go back again but I guess it's time for our next adventure. Getting off the boat for good feels like we're letting down all the people that have been following us. As you read this I hope you don't feel that way.
When we left the boat we went to the other end of North Carolina to have Thanksgiving with more of Susan's friends at their mountain house. What a beautiful place! We hiked, played games and ate. And ate. It was a great time with Francis, Vinnie and their son Kevin.
After Thanksgiving we headed back to LA for the last three weeks of our six weeks of work. We got real close to finishing one house. There were still a few things to do to put it on the market but it was looking pretty good. Here and there we'd take a day off from working to see some of the sites around LA. We spent one day in Mobile, touring the city. On Veteran's Day we drove over to Pensacola and watched the Blue Angels homecoming to their Pensacola Naval Air Station home. Wow! I've always wanted to see the Blue Angels and it was pretty amazing. On Pearl Harbor Day we went back over to Mobile and toured the battleship USS Alabama. There is also an aviation museum as well as a submarine (the USS Drum) to see. We were there until they closed for the day and there was more we could have seen.
Now we're back in Texas, getting here in time to see my grandson Tyson in his Christmas program. At three and a half years old, though he didn't actually sing, he did better than last year when he cried through all the songs. But he looked great as far as we were concerned. And according to his mom he really belted out the songs on the way home in the car.
The day after Christmas we'll be leaving here for a new part time job at an RV Park in Junction, Texas. The plan is to be there for three months. After that we'll go back to North Carolina, put the boat back in the water and take it to Florida. There is a much bigger market in Florida than Beaufort, North Carolina. Once the boat is safely in a marina we'll probably be heading for Alaska with the travel trailer. If I were you, I'd believe the part about were doing the day after tomorrow but anything after that is probably suspect based on our history.
That's all for now.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Brian
