Today is the First Day of the Rest of My Blog

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.--Jesse Jackson We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.--Charles R. Swindoll It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.--Confucius He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.--George Orwell The heart that truly loves never forgets.--Proverb

i'm absolutely loving the experience so far. we basically spent last thursday thru saturday at the boat. with cleaning it, polishing the wood, fixing little things here and there, getting the mainsail up...whew. it was a lot of work. but im really excited. now...i really want to go sailing! we've been so busy getting her ready, and the fact that we're waiting on a surveyor so we can insure her, that we havent actually gone sailing yet! i know, these things take time, im patient. ive really enjoyed the "nesting", just getting to know the nooks and crevices and places to stow stuff on her, planning where to put things, getting some new items, that part has been nice, relaxing. one of the sweetest nights was at sundown after a long day's work, William and i just sitting around, drinking rum & cokes, talking, laughing, feeling sore and listening to a little blues on the portable. i just loved that. there's plenty time for sailing soon...

im just feeling greatful for all the amazing people in my life today. my daughter, so precious to me, is turning into a beautiful young woman, jumping into adulthood with a little trepidation, but also a fortitude that i greatly admire. she's so smart, so resourceful and i just love her so much, she has no idea. i also have some wonderful friends that have been beside me through some very painful times, always asking what they can do to help. i cherish their presence in my life, i am so lucky, so fortunate. but today, particularly, im greatful for my sweet husband. two years ago today, we joined hands on a breathtaking, beautiful hilltop, a place special and dear to the two of us, and took one another as lifemates. he is my king of hearts, as kerry likes to say, but more than that, i know he will stand beside me through whatever comes along. knowing that he is there, no matter what, makes all the difference; it's the world of all possibilties. with that, anything can happen, be...