A Luv Story that Started on the Couch

Well Katie came into the restaurant where I bartend

and left a cute message on the receipt when she left…

thought I would tell her thanks for the note so

I found her on Instagram and said thanks.

We got to talking and made a date where I cooked steaks at my house.

We had a couple drinks so we decided she could take my room

and I slept on the couch.

From the 1st date night she never went back home

we have stayed together ever since.

We got engaged April 8th 2016 had our beautiful baby boy

on September 20th, 2016

and now are ready to be married 😀

A Luv Story Blessing that Started on the Couch

As a lifetime musician myself, I can’t help but notice…

If there were ever to names that were born to make music with their love…

It would be the famous ‘Ambrose’ & his Orchestra of the 1930’s

And ‘Funkner’ –

a name that could certainly be the quintessential sounds of

a modern Jazz Fusion band…

So, if this was a concert, I would say:

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you Live…

Ambrose and Funkner!

😉

For most folks,

it would take countless eons to find a True Soulmate in a bar…

but yet,

the Universe must have aligned all the plants, Heaven and Earth…

For that day of destiny.

What a gentleman to sleep on the couch that first night!

That couldn’t have lasted too long…

Since there was that beautiful baby boy looking down from Heaven

waiting to join the love nest 😉

“They say” – If you love something… Let it go…

But I say,

If you really, really love something –

Don’t let it go!

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The Start of 2020

Our business was doing great, but we still couldn’t afford to buy a house or a condo. Renting in Maui for another 30 years was not an option we wanted to take. Then, Bobbie Jo suggested we buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live in. By the end of January, we started looking for our new home.

After a long search, we found our dream boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. COVID-19 was not yet a concern when our boat hunt began, but masks were starting to appear at airports by the time we flew to Mazatlan. Originally, we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible to cover a full calendar for the busy wedding season. However, it was apparent our business was going to tank amid the pandemic, and the struggle went on until the end of the year.

Luckily, we scored an awesome condo for only $19 a day at Mazatlan. On the 10th day of our stay, we received the news that all harbors will be closed the next Monday morning. We thought we’d be stuck in Mexico longer, but another sailor advised us to leave before sunrise.

We felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master just before the sun rose that faithful day. The seas were rough as waves were building up in the tight channel that led us to the open ocean. We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile offshore. We enjoyed cruising to many spectacular anchorages and cute villages on our way to Puerto Vallarta, where we would depart for Maui on May 7. On May 30, 2020, we completed our 24-day passage from Mexico to Maui.