Guess who's home?

Everyone's favorite Guardian!


Yesterday through a volley of email messages Nathan and I discussed the fact that the Sycamore would be mooring in Seattle this morning and he had liberty this weekend...would I come and get him? Well, miracle of miracles, there was nothing on my calendar, and there was nothing on Don's calendar! So while Don wrangled Nick at home, the girls and I drove down to Seattle, leaving around 10:30, getting there at 2:00, and then getting home a little past 5:00. It was a long day but obviously worth every minute!

Naylene had no idea that Nathan was coming home : ) She had her prom last night and ended up being up until 9:00 this morning, so she was still asleep when Nathan surprised her by showing up at her house with a bouquet of flowers. We went home and had some pizza which Don had procured from Pizza Hut (Nathan's favorite!) and then Naylene came over a while later after she got ready for her "day." I have a feeling that her days and nights are going to be a little confused for awhile!

Nathan had a short night, too. While underway, the Sycamore happened upon a buoy floating around! It had come untethered and was wandering aimlessly around the Pacific. Luckily a buoy tender found it... The captain called an "all deck hands to deck" and the guys worked in the rain, in the middle of the night, pulling the largest type of buoy they can handle...not sure how big, but plenty big!...onto the already-loaded deck amidst 2,000 pounds of chain and the electrical engineer's truck (he was probably a little worried). They worked until 4:00, so Nathan is feeling a little low-energy as well. He and Naylene decided that watching a movie would be the perfect activity for this evening.

Welcome home, sailor! It's a pleasure to have you here, and believe me when I say I'd go to the ends of the earth for you.