Summer Bay
May 3, 2009
Dear Joey,
I hope all is going well and that the sea is calm and peaceful. There are so many things I want to know about your journey....are your mates treating you nicely? How's the work on board? Is it what you were hoping for? How are you coping with the nights? Are you able to sleep alright? I'll stop with the questions, but I really want to know how you are doing and what you are experiencing on a day to day basis. I keep trying to call you, but there seems never to be a signal, you are always out of reach, even my phone is having a hard time reaching you!
When I come home from work I go directly to check to see if there is a letter from you. You probably haven't received any of my letters yet, read them in chronological order. Otherwise I don't know what you would make out of my ramblings. But just remember that all my words are coming from my heart. Today I took Ruby into the city for some quality time, shopping and talking and just escaping for a day. You would be so proud of Ruby, she has been so supportive of me, of us. She sticks up for me and she encourages me to not loose hope on our love, that you will one day come back to me. For everything she's had to put up with I promised she could go a bit nuts with the shopping and she did go crazy! A girl can never have too many shoes! I got something for you as well, I'm enclosing it in this letter, if you look closely at the creasing in the bottom of the envelope you will see it. I hope you like it. As soon as I saw it I just knew I had to get it for you and it was small enough to be a cute surprise in the letter! The other half of the broken-heart I'm wearing it around my neck, I hope that when you come back I'll be able to attach the other half of the heart and make it whole again. For as long as I live, I never want to break your heart ever again!
All in all Ruby and I managed to have a good time. We also went to the harbor, and saw so many beautiful boats, oh my God, you sure did get me hooked on boats! They took my breath away, my favorite ones were the sail boats, one more stunning than the other! It would be nice to sail around the world with you, who knows maybe one day we will.
I'll try to call a few more times later on this evening, hopefully you are near land and a signal can get through. Now that I really want all my signals to come across loud and clear you are out of reach! I guess life is funny that way, you really don't know what you have till it's gone. I appreciate everything more than I did before. The beach, the sunsets, the sound of the waves as they come crashing to shore and above all I miss sharing all these amazing things with you.
I have to tidy up the house, since you've left it's been going down hill fast! You really did spoil all of us, by doing every single chore. Afterwards, I'll see about catching a good sound sleep tonight I have to be in early to work and I don't want to feel like a zombie all day. I managed to sleep last night and you were in my dreams, it was the most amazing dream and I hope to be able and repeat the same dream! You were doing very naughty things to me and I wasn't complaining! I love you and miss you and I hope you like the gift that I got you.
Love,
Charlie
P.S. Today I bought my first rainbow flag... a cute pair of knickers! Ha ha ha =D