A gift from strangers

When we were anchored at Pineda over thanksgiving we had an unexpected guest. While cooking our Thanksgiving Turkey we decided to decorate the boat for christmas. We were all in the pilot house decorating the tree and two kayaks came up beside the boat with two people on each one. They were the people who leaved in the house across from where we always anchor and gave us a gift. It was a picture of our boat anchored during a sun set. They blew up the photo and mat framed it for us. They said they really enjoy watching us and looking at our boat every time we come up an anchor. It was a wonderful gift that Kevin and I will not forget. Kevin and I are thankful for every sunset we have enjoyed and will enjoy in the future. What are you thankful for? HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all who read this.

Late updates

Sorry for the laps in our blog, it has been a very busy summer for me. We had the boat hauled out in July to have the bottom re-painted and I stayed at our friend Dennis and Gay Graham's house to doggie sit for the month of July. August through October are kind of a blurr. We found out late summer that my sister was diagnost with stage 4 Lymphoma and then she past away in October. With taking care of my mom and dealing with my sister, our sailing season was set back quite a bit.
We finally started sailing in october just in time for the Pinedaville with East Coast Sailing Association. We were not up for a party yet but we did go.

Now it is November and we have been out a few times and anchored in our usual spot up on the SE corner of Pineda. This weekend is Thanksgiving and we came up to Pineda for thursday and friday until the winds calm down. Hopefully on Saturday we can sail to Cocoa Village and do some christmas shopping.

Memorial Weekend Raft up

Well we would be having our anual raft up, except for the crappy weather. It has been raining for a week and today looks like we may get a break in the rain. As for Saturday, that was a total wash. George and Terry (Serena) are cruising up from Fort Pierce today, with friends they have been sailing with through the Bahama's. Jerry and Karen (No Agenda) are coming from Tel Mar Marina, they will be heading out this next week to go cruising up to Nova Scotia. Dennis and Gay are suppose to sail up with us, and Charlie will not be with us this year. We may only have Sunday and Monday, but we will make up for lost time tonight.

Passing of a Family Member

May 1st, 2009 my Dad; Willam Patrick Watters lost he fight against cancer. It was a peaceful passing and he had his whole family with him. I learned a lot from my Dad; how to sail, snow ski, my love for wood work and much more. My Dad may not have had great wealth when he died, but played hard with his family while he was alive. We will miss him and have many fond memories of his time on earth.

It's about time

Yes its about time, we went Sailing this past weekend. Poor Serena Rose has not been out of her slip since New Years. I think Kevin and I have been going through sailing with drawl. We set sail Saturday morning and had a lovely sail north to anchor on the SE corner of Pineda Causeway in the ICW. There was about a 10 knot wind out of the SW and we were cruising about 3 knots, it's nice to not be in a hurry. Once we arrived at the anchorage we contacted our friends Dennis and Gay Graham and they came over for Dinner. Gay arrived first, since Dennis was working and we managed to drink a few glasses of wine. Dinner was very pleasant and peaceful.

Sunday morning the winds really started picking up to about 25 knots so we left the anchorage around 9:00 am. Once we arrive back at port we had a little tiny accident. The winds were pushing the boat against the dock and Kevin was trying to cleat off the spring line when his hand got caught between the boat and dock. Lucky for him there was a fender under the dock which saved him from a serious injury and also the help from our neighbor Pat, who was pushing the boat off the dock. I almost fell bad posting this blog, since the rest of the Eastern seaboard is being hit with snow and ice. Until our next adventure this is Serena Rose's crew signing off.

A Visit With Alex

This past weekend we have been spending with Little Alex. Let me tell you it is wonderful being a grandparent. Alex is such a good little boy, he has his little fussy time in the evening, but loves to play in the morning. Up till last night he has not been to keen on the whole diaper changing idea. Once you finish changing him and get his little feet in his nice warm jammies, then he is ok. Last night I got to watch him get a bath and he did very well. When David took off his clothes, the embilical cord came off, Emily has been having a hard time stomaching that. We will sure miss this little guy when its time to go home. David and Emily have a wonderful home and they make you feel welcome.

Welcome Alexander James Walters

We have a new addition to our family. Our first grand child, Alexander James Walters (AJ). He made his grand entrance into this world on January 28th, 2008 at 4:52 pm, weighing 7lb 14oz. David and Emily are bursting with joy. Both mommy and baby are doing fine and came home from the hospital on 1/30/2008. They live in Charlotte, NC so we will be heading up on 2/12/08 to meet our new grandson. I can not wait.