It was a great weekend. Enjoyed the outside. One of the boats in the marina was sinking and my Captain, the Marina Master, and another boat owner helped to pump the water out. It was exciting, but I felt bad for the owner. When we came back from our walk, Charles got busy and rewired the sound system so we have music in the stateroom. Sounds nice, Babe.
Charles got some bad news yesterday. A very good friend of his passed. I tried to keep him busy so he could get through the day.
It is official. My Captain proposed, and I, the Admiral, accepted. I am SO happy. I know we make a great pair. Living on "Lady Star" has brought us very close. I will update the progress of the plans when we decide when we are going to tie the knot.
Today has been productive for me. I finished cleaning up after his project. I also started to tackle the stateroom and head.
Beautiful weather, but getting chilly again. Oh well, I guess we are in the yo yo time of the weather in NC.

Well yesterday was another project crossed off the list for me and it made Pam, the ADMIRAL happy, I installed a LED light fixture over the sinks in the galley, its a 10 led fixture, it is manfacture by Grote, a little pricey but it was free for me, I had a little rough time installing it cause had to cut a new mount hole , it mounts flush and the bottom of the cabinet could not be removed so using my jig saw and only a 1" clearance so had to cut at angle, not a good way, then had to go a get brass screws and a on off switch, wired it in and wow it works, now all Pam has to do is clean up the fine saw dust, but it really lights up the galley, oh yes wait I hear my name being called it is MR couch and Mr TV calling, catch you later, Capt Charles

The winds got fierce last night. Our pans hang and they were clinging against each other. It was like wind chimes. It calmed down as quick as it started. Today is going to be a beautiful day. It is suppose to hit the 70's and sunny. The captain is replacing the light above the sink in the galley so I can see what I am cleaning and making sure it is clean. I am going to clean the grill and finish the laundry for the week.

He said we are going to have surround sound on the boat. He is getting ready to rewire her. He wants music in the stateroom and on the aft deck and in the pilot house. It will be nice to be able to hear the music while on the deck without blasting the stereo.

We have gotten a few tips on saving space, which is precious to us. I would like to get the knives out of the 2 blocks and drawers. Also the spices are in a large rack and on a shelf. I am use to having a lot of wall space so I can hang things. Not so now. I am trying to get everything I need to use while I am cooking in the galley. That will be my project for the summer.

It is getting warm out so I am going to tackle that grill. It is a large round electric grill. Has a heavy top. I am thinking of what I can put it in to soak all the crud off. Thinking again, makes my head hurt....LOL...See you guys later. Have a great weekend.

Well, today Charles decided that he wanted to rearrange the salon. He had to switch sides with the large sofa and computer table. While he was doing that I was scrubbing the oven. When I was finished with that I cleaned the porthole above the sink in the galley. Now when I look out I keep wanting to close it. It is already closed. Now that is clean....LOL. When Charles was moving the couch and moving the rug, he needed help. I had to pick up one end of the couch so he could move the circuit breaker that had gotten stuck. When I did that I heard a snap and my wrist started to throb. Not sure what I did to it. Really hurts though. After we were done with the salon I made tuna fish salad sandwiches. They hit the spot. Not sure what the rest of the day will bring to us. It is sunny, but windy and still chilly. Waiting for tomorrow. Suppose to be in the 60's with light winds. I really need to get this winter crud off me. Need the fresh air. I need to make a pitcher of sweet tea. Oh yeah, we are getting the water turned back on tomorrow. I have more than a weeks worth of laundry to do. Yes, spring is just around the corner. I can see a glimpse.

Getting the galley finished by this weekend. Looking forward to this weekend. They are calling for nice weather. Going to be in the 60's and sunny. It is about time. The captain and I are going to be able to take some of the weather proof stuff off and open her up. I love the fresh air coming in the windows. It looks like spring is around the corner. We are fixing the bow head for our weekend guests. We are going to start Lady Star up this weekend to check out the engine and see what needs to be done to move her. We are looking forward to taking our daily and nightly walks again. My school is coming along fine too. My GPA after two semesters is 3.75. The captain is working hard and doing whatever he can to keep me happy.

Today had been a depressing day. It is cold, windy, and raining. I opened the blinds in the salon to let some light in and it didn't help much. Yesterday I was busy with school work and then started to tackle the start of spring cleaning. I am starting in the galley, since that is mostly my domain. I sorta made a mess, but had it cleaned up by the time the captain came home. As I look at the project, I see it will take me a few days to complete. Since it is raining and ugly outside this is the best time to do it. I think the oven is going to be the worst of it. It is small and not much room to get inside when the door is open...as you all have probably experienced. This is my first time living aboard, so I have to bend and twist to get things done. At least I know I still can get into those unusual positions. HA HA. Well, back to work. Just wanted to update this journal.