Traveling to Sarasota was fun, and my husband and I took second place rowing our mixed double this year. The return trip was somewhat tiring, however. On Sunday, my husband drove for several hours to our hotel in Tifton, Georgia, after a long day of rowing, while he took a midnight call in the car because his company was doing a code deployment overnight. The Monday drive home included a detour to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to drop off two boats for other rowers.

Since he bought the mini trailer last year, he has often carried boats for others. He likes to be helpful, generally; and you never know, especially with older rowers, how many future opportunities they might have to compete in a regatta.

Nurturing Thursday was started by Becca Givens and seeks to encourage self-nurturing and to “give the planet a much needed shot of fun, support and positive energy.”