Weekend Fun

We had a great weekend. The weather was hot, but still beautiful. We had lots of fun on and in the water between the swimming pool, the dinghy and the sail boat. Our friends Mitzi and Kelly came to visit along with Mitzi's daughter Emily. We went sailing on Sunday and had a wonderful sail. It was so much fun to spend some time with Mitzi. I've known her since we were in elementary school but it seems like we don't get to spend much time together anymore.

Kelly and Mitzi

My Sister Mitzi

Emily

Friends are relatives you make for yourself. ~Eustache Deschamps

Pictures

We've been having a great time learning to use our new camera. We bought a Canon Rebel Xsi which is a wonderful digital camera with some awesome zoom and macro lenses. I've been taking so many pictures that I've earned a title: Deana Jones, N.N.G.P. (Non-National Geographic Photographer)! Maybe if I practice enough I'll get to lose the first N. This is a great camera so it takes most of the guesswork out of getting nice pictures. Luckily there are plenty of Herons in the marina that don't mind posing.

Buying a Nikon doesn't make you a photographer. It makes you a Nikon owner. ~Author Unknown

No photographer is as good as the simplest camera. ~Edward Steichen

Summer Vacation

We were on vacation last week and we spent the first part of the week with Kayla. Mostly just hanging around the marina at the swimming pool. Very relaxing and lots of fun spending time with our granddaughter.

Kayla Joe

Cute!

Anne, Kayla and Keegan (Sumertime Fun)

Anne and Kayla

We sent Kayla home and celebrated our 11th anniversary for the second part of the week. We sailed over to Double Bayou and had a great time. Eleven years and still fireworks!!!!

An anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow. ~Author Unknown

Long Time - No Post!

It's been a while since my last post. It seems like we have been so busy both at work and on the home front. We're enjoying life on the boat and I'm happy to report that we closed the sale of Different Drummer yesterday. It's a little bittersweet because we love that boat. Still, we are mostly excited. She was purchased by a man who came all the way from Spain to buy her. We hope he enjoyes her as much as we have!

Goodbye Different Drummer - we'll miss you!

Tori turned 21 today. I can't believe my baby is a grown woman. It seems like just yesterday that I sent her off to kindergarten!

Happy Birthday Tori - We love you!

May you live every day of your life. Jonathan Swift

Moody Gardens

We had a great time at Moody Gardens over Memorial Day Weekend. Lots of fun with TMCA and other friends. Lots of great weather and time to play on the water. Boats everywhere! It has fun but nerve wracking navigating through all the barge traffic on the way home.

We got a new camera and we're learing how to use it properly. I need to get some software that will allow me to sort and re-size my pictures so that I can post them more easily. I will try to post pictures from the Moody Gardens trip this weekend if I can get the software and get it figured out. Here is one picture that I just can't wait to post. I took this picture in the Houston Ship Channel. This dolphin was having a blast in the bow wake of a container ship.

Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons. ~Ruth Ann Schabacker

Bayland

We sailed to Bayland Marina this weekend with TMCA. Saturday the seas were kinda wallowey (that's my new "official" sailing term for the day!) but there was plenty of wind. In fact the whole weekend was really windy. On Sunday we had one of those perfect days under sail. In fact, Sunday was one of the most relaxing days we've had in a long time.

TMCA gathered on m/v Rowdy

Even Harley loved this cruise!

You could see the Fred Hartman Bridge from our slip in Bayland Marina

Giant ship headed our way down the Houston Ship Channel!

We had a hitch hiker on the spreaders!

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
~Robert Brault

Sad Days

My heart is heavy this week. Last Wednesday, April 30th our friends Scott and Marya lost their two year old son Marley in an accidental drowning in our marina pool. This has been such a sad time for all of our marina extended family and friends. It's so hard to understand how God would allow this to happen to such a beautiful child. It's definitely one of those times to rely on faith. It has been especially difficult for me as I mourn for Marley and remember Justin. Two beautiful boys.

Marley Scott Kircher 3/11/06 - 4/30/08

Justin Michael Montgomery 10/7/84 - 6/23/90

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4