Today is Enough for Today

Two years to the day, we were not where we are now.  We’re strategically anchored amongst three little islands at the end of a long straight where the wind is known to funnel from the north.  We’re here with our not-so-new friends and mentors Yuka and Francesco waiting for the blow.  I just squirmed into a still-wet-from-yesterday wetsuit because I’m surrounded by diehards who woke up this morning wanting to splash into the cold water and feel the wind at their backs.  I hadn’t even finished my coffee when Francesco showed up to give Michael his mission.  The two of them ogled over a surfboard thingy that’s somehow complete without foot straps.  This contraption is supposed to help Michael master the next level of insanity.

On the anniversary of our departure from New York I sat down at my computer inspired to take inventory.  For us, and for all of you nuts who read this blog, I was going to jot down an organized list of positive and negative experiences that we’ve had over the last twenty-four months.  I was going to reflect and try to be objective.  Then at the start of this paragraph, I got bored.  I thought, Why?  Why not just live for today?  I will count my blessings – family, friends, our incredible planet, and ride that water until I can carve upwind like a pro!