I did it…
I bought the boat, and it was the first boat I looked at. Mostly because I knew nothing about boats and the seller was so nice (he really was and he’s still helpful today, I got lucky there). The boat was actually in really good shape and ready to go, we could have literally hooked up the trailer at the sellers house and headed straight to the water. Except learning to sail was probably something that would need to happen first. Especially since I bought a 25 footer! I know, that was not the best choice, but it was so pretty and I was so excited. At the time I thought it was a small boat, until we actually took it out on the water! Not. Small. At. All!
Don’t forget this boat was a surprise for my boyfriend (now husband, which was a guarantee after I purchased him such an awesome gift, well maybe not actually). What a surprise it was! My parents were in on it and they gladly hooked up the trailer and brought it over for the big reveal. I brought him out of the house at the exact moment my folks turned onto our street, boat in tow. It took a few shouts of “surprise” for him to register what was happening and boy was he surprised or should I say shocked. Yes, shocked is a much better description.
All joking aside, it really was the best birthday present ever and giving him that gift will always be one of the craziest things I have ever done. It started us on a journey that will forever change the path of our future.
