So many adjustments and the story of the Moonspinner

I'm aware that I'm a full speed ahead type of person and my husband's not.  This is good because it causes balance.  This boat has been a lesson in slowing down, for me, and taking into account my husbands feeling. I'm afraid I accidently stomped all over him and his feelings because of my exuberance.  The sad part is, he didn't say, "STOP", he just got more and more quiet.  Usually I cue into this behavior and start asking open ended questions to draw him out...but that's where the exuberance came in and I shut him out.  Of course these things always work their way out and I discovered that he was feeling VERY pressured to do everything and get rid of everything.  Even after 25 years of marriage I still need to stop myself from forgetting that I'm not single, that I should think of him 1st because that's what he does for me. So lesson learned!  I'm slowing down!

   And the Moonspinner...Here's her story!
We are the Moonspinners 3rd owners.  Her first was a man who moored her in Seattle.  There was a young boy named Rocky who used to spend time on his father's boat and always admired this beautiful wooden Chris Craft.  He told us he knew he wanted one, "Just like her".  Fast forward and Rocky was grown up and ready to get his own 1965 Tri cabin Constellation, so he started looking.  He found an ad for just what he was looking for and took his wife to see the boat.  Imagine his delight when we walked down the pier and didn't just see a boat "like" the one he love, but THE boat!  The same one he loved and wanted as a child.  He immediately bought the Moonspinner.
 
Flash forward to last year.  Mikey and I knew we were ready.  Life wasn't taking me where I wanted to go and I was DEPRESSED!  Mike suggested our local boat show and we spent the day walking on and off beautiful and, mainly, way too expensive boats, until we walked onto the Moonspinner.  Right away I knew she was do-able as a liveaboard because she met my strictest criteria - she didn't stink!  Even some of the new boats we walked on smelled horrible, not this boat.  She was also large enough (38 feet) and her price was just about right.  Mikey and I went home, talked about it, then took the kids over to see her the next day.  Everything was perfect...sorta.  I just couldn't "pull the trigger".  Mike asked why and all I could say was, "I'm not sure"?  Just a feeling I guess?  Turned out I was right to hesitate because two days later I got a call from the nursing program and our money was to be spent elsewhere.  Weird!

So, a year later, there we were at the same boat show, looking at beautiful boats that were, financially, even further out of reach.  We were JUST LOOKING!  But there she was...10,000 dollars LESS!  I told Mike that before I even saw the new price I knew - it was gonna happen!  Mike and I hate jumping through hoops!  There were no hoops with the Moonspinner.  Everything just seemed to...flow!

So here we are, 10 more days until we are totally committed to our boat and I just cannot wait!