Beautifully sunny (76°) in the Big D today. We managed through a few tense moments on our sailor’s second trek on White Rock Lake (let’s just say the sails were briefly in the water and the little craft had more water in the cockpit than we’d like – matched with an overweighted trailor’s suspention failure as we were pulling out). The afternoon was recovered with “Huck Finn’s” quick thinking and resourceful MacGyver moves. We spent a more relaxing evening with a cool-breezed bike ride down Katy Trail for a little Paciugo at Victory Park.
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Saturday, March 01st, 2008 / Christie & Matt
Category: Sailing, White Rock Lake
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Saturday, February 09th, 2008 / Christie & Matt
Matt successfully set sail today on White Rock Lake! Beautiful day of excitement, nerves, and tenacity.
Category: Sailing, White Rock Lake
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008 / Christie & Matt
If you haven’t already seen it, check out The Bucket List! While it’s always a treat to get wrapped up in Morgan Freeman’s emotiveness and Jack Nicholson’s witty ways, this movie has sparked a pop culture flame that is igniting people to create their own Bucket Lists. A few that top my list are:
- Road trip the U.S.ofA. to fully taste “Americana” – take zillions of quirky photos along the way
- Continue experiencing new cultures and international travel
- Dine between the soil and the sky at the restaurant with no walls at an Outstanding in the Field event
- Learn to (and enjoy) the art of cooking – beyond my specialty of “take-out”
- Swim with dolphins
- Sail the world
- Design my dream home/santuary (could be floating ;o)
- Own a room with a view
- Share a hot air balloon ride with my sweetie
- Marry the man God has planned for me
- Become a mom
- Worry less and live more freely
- Overcome the fear of failure
- See the Northern Lights
- Chillax at The Blue Lagoon in Iceland
- Learn to speak Italian well
- Be able to send my parents on their dream vacation (for as long as they’d like)
- Send Casey to Egypt to see the pyramids and Greece to play in the Mediterranean
- Begin a family tradition and maintain the ones we have
- Read the entire Bible
- Consistently practice yoga
- Achieve and maintain financial freedom
- Find or create a job I love
- Witness something truly majestic
- Kick the bucket gracefully
And you?
Category: Cruising, Inspiration, Sailing
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008 / Christie & Matt
Matt bought his first sailboat today! While living aboard isn’t quite comfortable enough today, this is an ideal starter to get out on the water and learn the ropes. Congratulations on the start of this sailor’s adventure.
Category: Boat Shopping
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