My Captain~

My First Mate posted this on Facebook about our Captain...her awesome Husband...

I have thee most Awesome-ist Husband!!! He is a handsome, christian, gentle man, loving, kind, faithful, committed, dedicated, hard-working, silly, fun-loving, smart as a whip, a wonderful Dad & Opa, loves his family like there is no tomorrow, brings joy to those who take the time to spend with him, is a terrific best friend & has the patience of a Saint when it comes to his wife...and children...(or should I say patiently puts up with all of us)! 

I have spent almost 11 years with this man...He is a 'Gem' and I am grateful his previous wives gave him up and that he became a part of my life!! I am so blessed!! My children are so blessed...my family is so blessed!!

Honey, I will spend the rest of my life working with you to make your dreams come true! (We are so "ONE" that it's "OUR" dreams). We will accomplish the things we have set in motion...Our Way Too! and I WILL see to it!! You deserve it...more than anyone one I know! You have worked many years to get to the point where you want to be at & altho you hoped to be there long ago you unselfishly put other prior commitments before you! Bless you for that! You are a really good man.

What you give to others who make the effort to be close to you is beyond measure. If you have tried & it has not been reciprocated then it is their loss... And that's OK...we have each other...our dreams...& Our Way Too!!

You are my Captain & I your First Mate!!
We have God as our Co-Pilot & as Kimberly Sue prayed upon her, during the naming ceremony, Our Way Too! is blessed with the Gods & Angels of the Sea to be with us whenever & where ever we decide to go!!
We will sail aboard our beautiful home & sailing vessel Our Way Too!
We will meet new friends & learn new cultures.
We will be enjoying adventures beyond our imagination.
We will share with those who want to learn about and enjoy our lifestyle.
God sure blessed me when He brought you into my life!!
We sure do have alot to look forward too!!

I love you Dean Paul Calkins always & forever!!!

A Tribute...Barry Hammerberg

February 10, 2012

Today we Celebrate a life...

Barry Hammerberg

fellow Sailor...a man of many talents...wonderful Husband to Ruth...gracious friend to many.

May God welcome you Barry, into his loving arms & into the beautiful calm & safe seas of Heaven!

As you share "Another Adventure" (Barry & Ruth's beautiful sailboat) with those we all know 

& love up in heaven...we look forward to the honor

of sailing into the heavens & your life again!!

Love & Eskimo Kiss!!

A friend whom we haven't known long...but he made an impact on our life in his knowledge, advice, & just plain "Sailor Commaderie"! You know how you just know......well Barry and Ruth are those people!!

Barry loves to Sail!
 He's a man of many talents...Surveyor...Canvas Man...Rigging Tuner...the list goes on!
He spent many a day working with John doing projects on Our Way.
Up til Barry was too weak to speak he worried and whispered to Ruth about his beloved
 "Another Adventure"

www.rbhammer.com/2011

(Barry & Ruth's Website & Log)

He is truly a Sailor, totally in love with his Ruthie, Buddy, and a special friend to many.
Barry, we will cherish the brief moments we were able to spend with you. 

We are thinking of & praying for his family today while they celebrate Barry's life and say "Goodbye". 

Especially Ruthie...

Barry & Ruthie

Thank you God for the Grace, Patience, Love, and Strength

 you have instilled in this beautiful woman to endure the past 2 years...

Thank you for keeping her strong even as her heart was breaking.

She stood solid in faith & in love. 

I am so proud of her & pray that her strength remains, her faith remains strong, & that you guide her as she learns to continue her life without her Husband by her side. Amen.

She stood by Barry's side through everything~a dedicated Wife & Best Friend...

she drove herself unselfishly to care for & see to it that Barry

made his dreams come true...

She became the "Woman who could do Anything!!

She jumped in an RV...(Motorhome) and drove cross country to fulfill a dream...

The Grand Canyon!! Wow!! 

Barry was elated!!

She crossed off things on the "Bucket List" & made that man smile!! 

They were the "Love of each other's Lives!"

She was so unselfish...she did whatever made Barry happy & comfortable.

Barry...We will keep you in our hearts until we meet again...

Ruth...You will always have a spot for hanging out with us on Our Way Too!!

Love & Hugs~~

~~~ /) ~~~

It's a Foulie's Kind of day!

Drip drying!

We definitely need the rain here in Texas! 

And I was woke up at 2:30 am with the aft cabin lit up like the sun blinding me.

I hopped out of bed & scurried around OWT! like a little mouse, 

checking for window leaks and any other leaks we may find. 

That has been a routine lately whenever it does rain. 

Dean is working hard to get this sweet ole Girl totally dry on her inside.

Everything seemed fine...so back to bed I went.

 I laid there for over an hour listening to the big Thunder Boomers,

watching my eyelids light up from the lightening &

 enjoyed the sashay of Our Way Too! dancing in her slip.

Slept like a bug in a rug cuddled into my warm flannel sheets til morning!

My short morning hike up to the shower house kept getting delayed as the rain

continued on & off like a faucet. Finally I decided...

"Girl, you have Rain Gear...what are you waiting for?"

(or West Marine's Foul Weather Jacket & Bibs)

Staying dry!

So out I went into the downpour! Ha...the only thing that didn't stay dry was my legs and feet!( I had on shorts & flip flops) :-)

Soon I will have to head out into the elements again to go to work.
 It looks as if it won't clear up for a bit yet so...

...my "Foulie's" will hang to drip dry until the next trip out!
 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 

December 25, 2011

from the Crew of Our Way Too!

We enjoyed a wonderful relaxing Christmas Eve Day onboard Our Way Too!

For our afternoon festivities,

We were honored with an invite to attend the Candlelight Service at their church,

with our 

wonderful friend's & sailing family, 

~Rob & Janet Sherrill~

(also our marina neighbor & crew of S/V Wandering Star)

We enjoyed a beautiful heartwarming service, at Bay Area First Baptist Church

 that retold the story of Jesus' birthday!

  

Then we relaxed & enjoyed "dinner & a movie" at the 'Sherrill' home!

My first time ever to watch the classic...

"It's A Wonderful Life"

 Thoroughly enjoyed our evening with great friends, great worship, great food, & a great movie!

Thank you Rob & Janet for your friendship and for including us in your 

family Christmas celebration.

It was also nice to meet their son, Jim, whom is visiting from FL for Christmas!

Christmas Day...

 found us sleeping in a bit,

 then enjoying our coffee and quiet

 Christmas Morning

 aboard Our Way Too!

in our warm & cozy saloon.

Dean decided since he has not had the time to practice his culinary skills in the galley,

that he would be the Chef today! 

He spoiled me...

Breakfast first...then he decided we needed Christmas Cookies..

then he cooked the Turkey for our Christmas dinner up at the clubhouse!

Carving Turkey!

We were blessed with the company of our new friends,

~Cory, Tammy, & Abby~

(marina neighbors & crew of S/V Menestheus)

We enjoyed Christmas "dinner & 2 movies"!! :-)

Abby picked out The Santa Clause 1 & 2 movies to watch. Love Tim Allen!

Thank you for sharing Christmas with us! Again...great food, great company, and great movies!

We have truly been blessed this year!! We have so much to be thankful for!

(More to share on that later!)

Merry Christmas & much Love to all!!

We hope that all our Family & Friends

are Blessed with the Awesome Wonder & Love 

of our Lord & Savior

this Christmas and always!

September 2, 2011

Projects & Messes!

Slept in til 9:30am!
 I guess this drive to Houston/Kemah every weekend is catching up to us.
 It is just so hard to get here then hop into bed right away.
 We cannot wait til we can be onboard full time!! 

We sipped our morning coffee, had cereal & planned the day.
 We went to the office and paid our slip rent,
 went to the Kemah Post Office to mail a box to
 Landon C for his belated Birthday gift,
 went to West Marine for our Galveston Bay chart (we had a West Advantage certificate to use),
 then to the hardware store for a new lock tumbler for the companionway door...
we couldn't get it to unlock last weekend and it didn't want to unlock again last night!

When we got back I dug into cleaning the old silicone out from around the outer edge of the windows on the port side. Dean will help me reseal them early in the morning so the sun isn't so hot.
 When they are resealed then all we have left to do are the seals in all the portholes.
 There shouldn't be any more leaks when it rains! :-)

While I was making a mess on the deck..
Dean was rippin' & tearin' and making a mess in the salon.
 First he mounted his weather station. 

Then he decided to mount our flat screen TV. 

That boy just can't sit still!!

He is gonna run out of projects!

Oh, wait a minute...then he can get started waxing the deck! :-)

Jay, Rob, & Todd
 come over to Our Way Too!
 this evening to continue celebrating
 Jay's 72nd Birthday!! 

Happy Birthday Jay!! We love ya! Cheers!

We had Rum & Cokes, Beers, Margaritas, dinner, then...more cocktails!
 Jay brought his famous home cooked in a cast iron pan Gumbo!
 I had some sausage to add to it, and grabbed some frozen peas out of the freezer which Jay spruced up with onion & seasonings. Yummmmm!

Klyde keeping Todd in line!! ;-)


It actually turned out to be an early evening.
Our guests left and we decided to watch alittle tv then hit the hay. 
Of course more projects again tomorrow!

September 1, 2011

Arrival Night

We arrived in Kemah about 10:30pm.
 Dean opened up Our Way Too! and turned on the air conditioning.
 It was only 96 degrees inside the cabin!
  We unloaded the car, grabbed a beer & did our walk around,
 then we sat on the bow in the breeze while the boat cooled down.
 While we sat out there one of our local policemen drove thru.
 Nice to know that our marina is being checked on.
  We put things away, grabbed another beer ;-)
 and walked out to the island to sit in the swing & watch the water go by.
 So quiet & peaceful here tonite!
We had a tailless Heron strut right by our feet....
I think he was too busy fishing to notice we were there!
 There is a unusual high tide tonite.
 Off to bed about 1am~

I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane....

Thursday, July 7, 2011

...don't know when I'll be back again...

that sounds like a song I used to sing! ;-)

Our beautiful "Cowgirl" has left us! :-(

We drug our feet this morning as long as possible leaving the boat for the airport.

Seems like she just arrived and had to turn around and leave us.

We miss you already & We love you bunches Chrissy Girl!! 

We had alittle lunch and here I sit at the computer...playing catch-up on our trip across the gulf.

Dean is started on his little project with the Hot water heater. It needed a new check valve. 

So...now I have HOT water & COLD water!! Lucky me!! 

The cold water...always felt warm so I really wasn't missing it! It's a warm Texas summer you know!

The cool showers have been quite refreshing! ;-)

Dinner, a dip in the pool, cocktails and another relaxing evening enjoying 

Our Way Too!