No Regrets

It's a beautiful President's Day Weekend in the Valley of the Sun.  Brian and I are off to Lake Pleasant to visit our boat, No Regrets.  I'm actually going to scrape off the "Four Winns" brand sticker and finally put her name on today.  You know it's unlucky to have a boat with now name and we've had her since July last year.

The lake has been quiet and calm lately, so today should be the perfect day for me to learn how to drive the boat.  Sounds like fun, right? Well, actually, I'm pretty nervous.  The last time I tried driving the boat, I was freaking out.  Every time I would hit a wake, I'd slow the boat down suddenly.  And if there was a boat within a half a mile, I'd freak and wonder, which way is that boat going? Am I in his way. Is he in my way? What should I do?!!!

Ack!

Well, I know if I were younger, I'd have no fear of this. I'd welcome it with open arms.  I was eager to learn and try anything new and exciting.  I learned how to drive stick shift just for that reason.  I enjoyed the thrill of being on a San Francisco hill and trying to get it smoothly into gear from a dead stop.  I need to channel that adventurous, thrill-seeking teen inside.

No Regrets is the name of our boat and that's how we need to live our lives.  How can I call myself a decent boat owner if I can't even drive her?

Wish me luck!