Andrew and Shanon
[/wp_caption]Haven’t written in a while. We’ve had two weeks of family and friend visits. Andrew and Shanon came for a visit/whirlwind tour. David and I went to high school with Andrew and David roomed with him in college. It was awesome seeing them again. The only downer of that visit is when getting ready to prepare a fajita dinner for them on Sunday night, they informed me that they were vegans. I was so distressed that I didn’t even make the fajitas, just served the side dishes (guacamole, salsa) and chips. We all were a bit hungry on Monday morning. I was worried about feeding them all weekend; thank goodness they know how to feed themselves.
Family minus Chelsea
My grandfather (92 y.o.), Aunt Nancy, Mom, Dad, brother, Dave’s sister’s hoard and Dave’s Mom, all came into town for Chelsea’s graduation. David and I stayed on the boat all week. It was awful the first night, but as the week progressed we slept much better. We obliged my grandfather and took him sailing 3 times. He was an avid sailor back in the day and was thrilled to be out on the water again. My mom got a cold, but was a trooper. We kept my dad busy with chores. He and Sam made a “do not disturb” sign for the boat. We had a nice brunch the Saturday after graduation. David made everyone cry with his speech. Then Chelsea and Meme were off to Paris and Spain for 3 weeks.
My grandfather, Aunt Nancy and Mom
Dad and Chris
chelsea's cap prior to blowing off
David, Sam and I, still recovering from the family’s visit went to Corpus Christi for a J/24 regatta with Stuart, Mark and Lamar last weekend. They got an impressive 3rd overall. Sam and I played frisbee golf, hung out on the beach, flew kites, toured the U.S.S. Lexington and served David and his team mates rum drinks. We forgot our camera for this trip so no photos, sorry.
We have survived again many adventures. There are some lessons learned.
1. After spending the night on the boat, turn off the air conditioner. (We left it on for 4 days without returning to the boat and the compressor froze up. Everything looks to be ok though, after leaving it off for a while, it blew cold air and peed.)
2. You can’t hear Chris snoring from the forward cabin with the door shut and the air conditioner on.
3. Granddaddy is tougher than he looks, especially if sailing is an option.
4. My family really likes Chelsea’s boyfriend.
5. You can’t eat chips and ice cream every day without gaining weight.
