This journey began with the famous words "honey, let's buy a boat"!  We really cannot remember who said it first but given a few more years I am sure it will come to us.  It has without a doubt been a year filled with surprise, dismay and elation (not necessarily in that order and there may be a few other choice words better not spoken!
But.....we did it!! 
After launching her and seeing that she probably will stay afloat ( no major leakage) the fun begain.  Oh yes I have coined a new meaning for the word FUN.
The port engine started after a little coaxing and we were HAPPY but then the starboard engine which had given us no trouble to this point decided it just did not want to cooperate. Soooooooooo...after deciding that our misguided judgement not to replace the stbd starting battery was not in our best interest, we gave in and ordered a new one.  THEN we found that replacing the starboard raw water pump would also be in our best interest as it was squealing for mercy, so another phone call solved that problem ( we hope!) 
So much for our sincere hope that today would finally be a problem free beginning to our nautical journey, but alas it comes down to our new creed.......
Shit happens...its part of the journey.
And that is all we can say.  We are...........Tieing a Knot and hanging on!!!