At the holidays nothing is better than spending time with family and great friends. We were blessed to be able to do both this year - and since the Mayan calendar ended and no one knew if our time was up it was another reason to celebrate! Shawn came home for the holidays and we had a whirlwind week of getting a tree and getting it decorated, dinners with friends and of course Christmas. These are the times that are cherished.
Shawn had to be back at work on January 2, so we headed back to Monterey on New Year's Eve. We didn't go out and party it up, so we were up early enough and had the energy to take a hike up Fremont Peak with the dogs on New Year's Day. Much better than nursing a hangover all day!
Shawn's love of the water has re-emerged with his assignments on the coast of California. After seeing a friends' sailboat he got the itch to sail. I have never sailed but spent plenty of time on Daddy's speedboats and love the water. Although I didn't expect to actually buy a boat so soon we found the Corlis - a 27' Catalina that was well-loved by her previous owners, who were selling her since the father is no longer physically able to handle her due to illness. We had her hauled out and she checked out beautifully. We had considered keeping her name to honor the family that we bought her from, but Shawn's grandmother passed away soon after, so in her memory we will hold a ceremony and rename our little beauty "Elenore". May she show as much spunk as her namesake.
