December 16, 2008 |
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Sandbar Tiki Bar at the head of my dock
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14 Dec - It's a balmy 68 today and had the sun poked through the clouds it would have made 70 degrees. I'm enjoying the grandpa role a few days a week and then getting in some adult time here in Beaufort at a few of the local pubs like Finz, the Back Street Pub and the Sandbar Restaurant right here at Town Creek Marina www.towncreekmarina.com
Lastweek I went to the Christmas Boat Parade in Beaufort and met a bunch of nice folks who "dragged" me kicking and screaming on a pub crawl. See, it's not all Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and pee pee on the potty with the kiddies. I know more each day that it was the right decision to stay here. I still miss Carol almost more than I can bear sometimes but being here gives me a sense that I've crossed a rubicon that has put me on a path toward moving on, whereas a month ago, I was simply marching in place. I've actually been chatting with a wonderful woman on the computer who also lost a spouse and those talks have added to the feeling that maybe the light at the end of the tunnel isn't really a speeding freight train coming at me.
My plans are to head north on the 20th and stay with my friends Rich & Lori. Sunday is Alexandra's christening in Princeton, NJ and then Sunday night is my annual Navy Christmas dinner with Rich, Lori, John, Denise and their families, again this year at Rich and Lori's home. Monday I'm going to dinner at John & Gail's along with Charlie & Val, then Tuesday thru Christmas, I'll be in Brooklyn at my mom's with a side trip to the cemetary to tell Carol about my sailing voayge to Beaufort. After that, I'm driving to Key West for New Years with Sailboat Bill and 2 of my college classmates, Rich Menkes and Ed Reilly. I'll be staying at the BOQ at the Naval Air Station. After that, I'm driving to Atlanta to visit my good friend Phil who has been battling cancer. He and his wife JoAnn grew up with Carol and I in Brooklyn. From there, I'm going to do what just a month ago would have been unimaginable to me, I'm going to stop in Kingsport, Tennessee and have lunch with a woman I've been chatting with online.
I'm in the final process of proofing my book, "Sailing with Carol." This is a tedious three phase process and is almost more difficult than writing the book in the first place. This is the big difference between going with a traditional publisher and self-publishing. More to follow.
I've been very busy working on the book, helping Christopher & Michelle move in, being a grandfather and taking care of Lastdance so I'm sorry to say I just won't be able to get out Christmas cards so Merry Christmas everyone and a Healthy and Happy New Year.
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Karen and Billy
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Hope you had a Merry Christmas and have a Healthy Happy New Year. Cheers.....Sandy & Rich