Out of NYC

Well … after a crazy five days in NYC, we have just sailed passed the Statue of Liberty and are on our way back to sea. I apologize for my sloppy writing and grammar, I am always rushing to get these posted before we lose cell phone service.

New York was good – but exhausting. I can’t remember ever feeling so tired. It has now been more than three weeks since I have had a day off. Each day consists of a wake up at 7:30, and morning chores and then the work of the day. I have been giving my clean energy presentation dozens of times a day. I could literally do it in my sleep. While giving my presentation yesterday, I noticed I was thinking about something completely different while in the middle of my presentation.

In New York, we did a prospecting evening Thursday night, a donor event on Friday, and open boats on Saturday and Sunday. The Thursday and Friday presentations I gave were a little nerve racking because all of my bosses and the GP board of directors were present. It is nice to have those behind us.

Mom and Kate were able to join in NYC for the weekend, which was really nice. They both got to come to our high donor event, although I don’t believe either became high donors. But it was really nice to see them both. Kate and Mom stayed in a hotel in Chelsea on Friday and Saturday nights, and then Kate came aboard and stayed with us last night. She will confirm that it is impossible to sleep well on the ship.

We now set sail for four days at sea, and then a final weekend of open boats and then I am done. I am really looking forward to the transit. No tours, no presentations, just the hum of the engine and Charles’s really delicious food.

I am not sure if I will be able to update during the transit, but will as often as I can.