Newby impatience

So, the last question my hubby asked me before he proposed was are you sure you want to live on a boat someday?  To which I responded “if I didn’t I don’t think we would still be together.”  I have dated a few guys who I thought were anti the “white picket fence” only to find out that they definitely had white picket fence mentality.  I wanted to be with someone who would sacrifice it all to live the everyday in a way that truly encompassed every moment of this fast paced life. 

I am bringing this up not only to reflect but in reaction to my last post, I have been a CLOD (cruiser living on Dirt” for way too long now.  We had decided after 10 months of trying for a baby 7 years ago that we would not have children and just hot the high seas.  We went out on the town to celebrate our big decision, bought a big sombrero and called it our hat of change, and wanted to embrace change and make the best of it.  Within a week we found out our beautiful little Willow was on the way. 

So then, Willow has always been aware that one day, after more babies come, we will be sailing away and travelling all over the world together as a family.  Then after 6 years of trying for a second baby, we decided to have hubby “snipped” buy the boat of all boats, sell all of our earthly possessions and head out October 15^th   for wherever the wind blew us.  October 1^st we had found out that our boy is on the way, due May 25^th. 

So we are leaving one year later with another crew member of Team Ryer.  We are so excited.  You would think after all these years of waiting this would be why I am impatient, but that is not the case.  It is the past year that we have been here that has been the ultimate test of our patience.  Last summer and fall while we made the necessary efforts to leave, everyone was supportive and I think ultimately dumbfounded that we were actually going to go do this for real, so all comments were positive.  But since the new baby news has gotten out, an awful lot of people think and feel that we were going to or should stick around now.  Go back to work, kids into school, and get our heads out of the clouds.  Become weekend sailors and stick the kids into every lesson out there.    

So in my last blog, I think I wanted to better explain to those “you are making the wrong choice for your family” people why exactly we are still doing what we planned.  Baby number 2 makes it even that much more important to follow through with our life’s dreams for our kids. 

I also realized though that most of those who read my blogs are already sailors and living the dream or completely understand why we are doing what we are doing.  So to those people who took their precious time to read my writing, thank you for your patience and support, and I hope you continue to read! 

 And to all those leftover with the thoughts of our need to change our plans..  talk to me after a couple of years of sailing, and hear my kids read and write and also be well travelled, and be able to teach you a thing or two.  Talk to me then.   

William Shakespeare
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we might win, by fearing to attempt.