Your destiny, is a result of your actions.
Live by a code of conduct that will secure supreme hapiness
and worldy joys; which are usually the little things.
Sitting in Bahia we were starting to feel a bit homesick. Clint had not seen his mom and dad since they visited us in Grenada, it had been too long. We decided we would go home while the boat was in the yard and they were working on our interior varnish.
We chose to fly to Michigan first and then on to Dallas to visit my family before flying back to Ecuador. The timing was perfect; Courtney was going to be in Michigan with Ian visiting her grandparents AND we happened to be flying in the same weekend as Manchester United Real Madrid game sponsored by GM.
The original plan was to surprise everyone which was not going to be an easy feat. Unfortunately we had to tell Courtney because her plans were starting to become uncertain and we did not want to miss out on seeing her. I told my mom because I have a big mouth and was too excited that I could not keep the secret. We were able to surprise Clint's parent though.
Priceless!
We flew into Detroit and were greeted at the airport by Tom who surprised us with the new Manchester United Jerseys with the Chevy logo on the front and Burnett on the back. The Manchester United, Real Madrid game was the big announcement of Chevrolet's sponsorship of Manchester United and the unveiling of their new jersey. The game was at The Big House in Ann Arbor. The stadium sold out in one hour; there were over 110,000 people at the game.
We had an awesome weekend. It was a truly unique experience, thank you Tom!
Courtney surprised us at Tom's house the day we flew in and spent the following day with us in downtown Detroit sightseeing and attending a GM press event with the Manchester Untied players.
I wish.....it's a little too big for the boat.
After our weekend in Ann Arbor we headed up to the cottage in Charlevoix and for the big Mommy surprise.
We proudly flew the Navy flag and our courtesy flags from the countries we have visited. We look forwarded to adding more the next time we visit.
We spent two glorious weeks on Holy Island. Courtney was with us for the first week. It was spent on the water, skiing and tubing, just typical summer days on Lake Charlevoix.
Unknowingly our last weekend overlapped with the Sawyers annual visit. It was great to see them and catch up.
We flew from Michigan to Dallas to see my family. We spent three weeks with them relaxing, eating, and shopping. We did not take many pictures but we did have a great time. My brother got married in December and we were not able to attend. We were able to participate in a shower that my mom had for them while were home and we actually got some pictures...
It was great to spend time with our families, it is definitely the one thing we miss the most. We love you all and can't wait to do it again, soon!
We've been working towards this for almost 10 years. It has been a dream with many challenges, all of which have made it more worth while. We are so grateful and excited to start this next chapter!
Extra:
Twenty years fom now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the things that you did do. So sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails,
EXPLORE, DREAM, DISCOVER.
-Mark Twain
Getting ready for the big day! We moved Karma from her home of two years (WPB mooring) to Sunset Bay Marina in Stuart. Packed up the rest of our "crap", the stuff not coming with us & took it to Texas. After a nice visit with Reina's parents it was back to Stuart to get down & dirty & get Karma ready...
Your destiny, is a result of your actions.
Live by a code of conduct that will secure supreme hapiness
and worldy joys; which are usually the little things.