Dreamers make tough choices

Well, it's no secret that our sailing dreams have not exactly gone as planned. It didn't surprise me. Our life is like that.

Originally, we bought the sailboat thinking that it would be our home away from home. We had plans to work from it and travel with it. We were going to sail the Caribbean on the off months. It was all figured out.

All we had do was install some electronics and learn how to sail the boat. It seemed simple enough. And goodness knows we're not afraid of hard work. How difficult could it be?

After three sailing lessons, we have our answer. It's stupid challenging.

And since our third lesson was the biggest catastrophe to date, we have decided to roll up our sails for good.

Sam: I think it's a sign. I mean, Nicki, we lost our whole mast! We could have been killed.

me: You have a point.

He really does.

Sam: If we want to go to the Caribbean, we can fly or take a cruise.

me: Talk to me, baby.

So, we're getting the boat repaired. And then we're selling it. There was a lot more to the conversation. Sam can't get injured every time we go on vacation. Vacations are supposed to be relaxing. So far, sailing, not so much. And we agreed that what we loved most about the boat was that it was our weekend cottage.

We'll have another weekend cottage some day. For now, we need to work on the house and building the business, and giving me time to write. We'll dream some new dreams...