I'm incredibly grateful that I get to celebrate your birthday and give you an extra special day. At the same time though it breaks my heart a little watching you get older. You're 8 years old today. You've been by my side through everything. Medical diagnosis. Depression. A breakup. Quitting my job. Moving into our first sailboat. Being dirt poor. Two massive refits. Crossing an ocean. Sailing all around the Hawaiian islands. We even share a commendation certificate signed by the Governor of Hawaii. Which is honestly insane to think about lol. You've been through all of it with me. I always tell people you're the one who found me in the dumpster that day. Because that's really what it was. At the time I thought I was rescuing you. But what I didn't realize was how ! needed you just as much as you needed me. There is only one thing in this world that could stop me from sailing around the world nonstop. And it's you. The courage it's going to take for me to ask you to sit this one out wi...