Well.... I am happy to say that she officially left this evening to begin the next chapter of her life with a young man who I feel confident will take very good care of her.
If you can remember the feeling you had when you bought your first bass boat you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Thanks again to everyone for all the compliments and kind words.
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"If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up somewhere else"- Yoga Berra