It’s been almost 2 months since we met and purchased Drumbeat. It seems like a lot more time than that has gone by. We’ve been busy working, harvesting, canning, apple-picking, and enjoying the last few days of summer.
It’s kind of surprising when I think of how there is a 37 foot wooden sailboat sitting on the other side of the country, waiting for us. Winterport seems a far ways away, like a distant dream both from the past and the future. I find it difficult to manage both current-day life and planning for a year from now. I’ve been wrapped up in my own day-to-day activities, and between working full-time, opening a part-time business, and applying for graduate schools, it doesn’t leave me much time left over to think about Drumbeat. I guess I’m just putting the whole thing on hold for now, and with it, the excitement that came with the purchase. In my opinion, if you spend too much time living in either the future or the past, you forget to live your life, and one day you'll realize it’s gone before you know it. I can’t get wrapped up in our plans and still maintain focus on the present.
It’s still unknown exactly where we’ll end up next year. We won’t be staying in Winterport for long, just long enough to fix her up, then we’ll head out for somewhere. For me it depends a lot on if/where I end up going to school, and for Jon it depends on job opportunities. The tentative plan is to find a marina in a place that works for both of us and live there, on the water, and taking public transportation to get to school/work.
That’s about it for now. I’m ready for winter and hopefully for things to slow down a bit. Until next time.