Christmas in Rockport, America

Mike and I had a great 4 days in Rockport for Christmas...I think we all agreed that it was the Best Christmas Ever. Everyone had a nice visit and enough food to feed a third world nation for a month and a half. Seriously, Mike and I didn't eat for more than a week after we got home.

The food was great and the company was greater...The group picture below was from Christmas evening, to see more, click the pic...

A Monumental Day

Today was a big day for Mike and I....one we have been waiting for since nearly the day we met.....


Drum-roll, please.......



We took the boat out for our first solo voyage!! Yep...all by ourselves!







Captain Mike enjoying a cup of hot mint tea as he navigates Galveston Bay with his First Mate at his side.


The trip went beautifully. The weather was cool, but sunny and clear. We stayed out almost three hours from cast off to tie up, and it was a perfect day in every way. Including a smooth landing back here at our slip, with each of us performing our tasks as planned.

What a wonderful day! There is just no other way to describe it!

To see more of this adventure, including me driving, click HERE!

A Home Improvement Project...

To some of you, this may look like just a big mess...but the other boat trash out there will recognize this as not only an investment, but a pleasant afternoon diversion...



One down, three to go...



My completed creation! Four docklines, four shackles, and four lengths of chain...



Mike said there should be a picture of me and with my work (I disagree)...



Last but not least...the completed system at work!

Christmas Boat Parade 2010

What a fabulous time!! Mike and I were joined by some of our oldest and dearest friends, as well as many new friends, for a wonderful parade watching party. Doug and Vic, tow of our guests, conspired to get us a WONDERFUL slip at Seabrook Marina with a perfect view. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this celebration to make it a memorable evening....Want to see more? Click the pic!

An OK Thanksgiving

Now, before anyone gets fired up...that's an OKLAHOMA Thanksgiving...

Mike and I spent five days in Oklahoma visiting with Mike and Linda (his Dad and Stepmom) and Stash and Teresa (my folks)...and we all had a great time.

This was the first opportunity that this set of parents had managed to get together, and I think everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.

To see more of our family adventures off of the boat...click the pic!

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree....How lovely is your Waterline...

Over the course of a few days right before Thanksgiving Mike and I got together with some of our best friends to decorate the boat for Christmas. On the first day we put up the tree and all of our fish-y ornaments, and over the next few days we decorated the outside of the boat. At this point, I'm pretty sure we're only a few bulbs away from the Griswold's. To see more of our lighting adventures, click the pic...

And, if you need more Christmas, have a look at this short video clip...

Inaugural Cruise

Today was a very big day....we got to take the boat out for the first time. We were joined by Vic & Roz and Doug & Sherry. Mike did 99% of the driving, including the docking when we made it back to Watergate!
Great job, Captain Mike and thanks to Vic for his tutoring! To see more of this adventure, click the pic:

Ballunar Festival

What could be more awesome than watching the ballunar festival from our back deck while drinking coffee...I wish I could say that we had planned it, but we totally didn't. I think the surprise of it made it even better! Like they planned it just for us. What to see more? Click on the picture...

First Visitors

So, tonight we had our first official boat visitors...Donna and Randy stopped by for drinks and hot dogs...I know, it was a pretty fancy dinner....Not too many pics, but they can be seen by clicking on the picture below...

Moving Day and Boat Introduction

Here are the photos from our first weekend on the boat, and the day that we moved. Click on the photo below to see more of these pics....