Any hope of a relaxing end to the holiday weekend evaporated by 8 a.m. when I realized all the chores I still had left to do before Tara got home. After coffee on the patio, I proceeded to water the garden and patio plants; assemble the new battery-powered weed eater and edge the front/back yard; wash the windows (I even went so far as to buy a window washing kit from Menard’s…who am I?!); do a water change in the aquarium; run to two grocery stores (invariably one of them will be out of a few items, forcing me to go across the street to the other one…I think they must have a handshake agreement or something); wash and put away the dishes; and clean out the junk drawer. I did manage to squeeze a nice breakfast in there that may or may not have included Spam. (It totally included Spam.) I was a real ball of energy for five nonstop hours.
By the time I was finally able to sit down and kick my feet up, Tara was already past Gillette, Wyoming, a mere two hours away. I put on a movie, but then my parents called. And then I kept stealing eager glances outside, because I knew she was close. Tried reading but couldn’t concentrate. Finally, at 3:45, she showed up, boat in tow.
And couldn’t get it in the driveway because of the steep angle. But that’s a problem for another day. Worst case, we leave it on the street. There are other boats and campers parked out there in the neighborhood.
I guess I’d better start dusting off my “Aye, aye, captain!”s now. I climbed aboard to check her out, and foolishly asked where the gas pedal and brake were.
Clearly, I have much to learn about boats.
Fortunately, Tara’s a pro. I’m sure we’ll be out on the water very soon, and she can teach me the basics.
Thank you for following along on my daily (mis)adventures. I enjoy challenging myself with writing exercises like these. On one hand, it feels like Tara was gone for about eight hundred days. On the other, I can’t believe how fast the weekend flew by…and it was a long one.
‘Til we meet again…
Mark My Words 
Well coordinated color scheme there.
Gas pedal and brake… jeez man, even I know it’s a throttle!! Holy cow, you need to send out advanced warnings to the other boaters when you take that out for the first time 🙂
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A bunch of people have commented on the fact that the boat matches the truck. Really, that’s just a coincidence…but I’m glad we’ll be driving to the lake in style!
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Mark, I’m so happy to read that Tara made it home safely with the boat in tow. Cheers to Tara!
Looking forward to reading stories about your great adventures on the water!
Have a super week, captain!
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Ahoy there, lad! Thank you so much. Hope your 4th of July weekend was spectacular!
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Congrats Captain! Or co pilot as the case may be. As for cleaning out the junk drawer, what the heck were you thinking? Where will all the junk live now….
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It was just dispersed to other areas, lol. Receipts and instructions manuals went into the filing cabinet. Hardware went to the utility room. A few things were left in place.
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That is a beautiful boat!
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Maybe we’ll name her the S.S. Not-too-Shabby!
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Glad Tara made it safely home. Are you going to name your boat?
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We are! Or rather…you guys are!! I’m thinking of having a naming contest. If nothing else, we could use some ideas. Stay tuned for that.
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Laughing over scurrying to get everything done before the wife gets home. That seems to be all men everywhere ever.
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She wasn’t even expecting me to do these things. I put the pressure on myself, ha.
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Gold stars across the board!
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That is a pretty nifty list of things you accomplished. What did you do AFTER lunch?
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Sat down uninterrupted for all of 10 minutes!
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You could have gotten a lot done in those wasted 10 minutes.
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Just when you got wordy and daily, I got quiet and weekly. Oh well, I am pleased to catch up with you now. Your boat is pretty. Looking forward to reading about what comes next with you and it and the high seas.
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Or high lakes, as the case may be. Thank you! We’ll be taking her out this weekend.
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Very impressive looking boat, Mark! I could say, the fun will now begin. Although, since I am Binge Blog Reading, I am behind, so you likely have shared boating tales by now. 🙂
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Just one boat tale so far. But more to come, I’m sure!
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