Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #34 – We Bought A Boat
Something to Do in January
In January of 1998, we went to the Boat Show in Chicago.
At the time we had two boats. A really old pontoon boat that could hold a lot of people but it was slow and had seen better days.
We also had a cuddy cabin boat. It could go fast and pull skiers or kids tubbing but we were very limited with how many people could fit on the boat.
A Deck Boat
We fell in love with the idea of a deck boat. In particular a Chaparral Sunesta model. It was open and could hold 13 people and bonus it had a bathroom (or head in nautical terms). Perfect for a family with two kids.
We Bought A Boat
We thought about it for a few days, went to some boat showrooms (we have a lot around us), and kept coming back to the Chaparral. This would be the first major purchase that we made together.
We Christened A Boat
With any new floating vessel, it’s a tradition to christen your boat. We went out with good friends on the first nice day in the spring. Later that night “Handy” and I “christened” the boat. It usually involves a bottle of champagne and there was definitely some alcohol involved. Something did break but it wasn’t a bottle. Is that too much information?
9 Months Later
I was 42 years old. I was sure that I was just going through early menopause but 9 months later I gave birth to the most amazing, surprise, our Emma.
Peace & Love,
I’m Dreaming of Gardening
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- The Introduction
- My Parents and Their Friends in the 60s
- A Lonely Kid
- The Day I Ran Away TO Home
- The Tornado
- Moving Away from My Friends
- The Summer of 1975
- Living with the Devil
- After the Summer of 1975
- The Wedding
- Newlyweds and 2 New Houses
- A Baby
- Behind Closed Doors
- Living the Dream
- Four Tumultuous Years
- My Sister
- Fast Forward To Today
- The Divorce
- Do Your Homework
- Why Am I Writing This
- Living Through Abuse
- Fixer Upper
- Dating Single Mom
- The Ghost
- Losing My Favorite House
- Present Day
- Meeting “Handy”
- Falling in Love
- Becoming a Grandma
- Where Did We Leave Off
- And Then There Was Annie
- Something Else Was Happening
- Our Family of Four
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