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Last Updated: November 9, 2004 |
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Us Who We Are We're a married couple who for over 10 years dreamed about changing our lives so we could go sailing. We worked hard, saved our money and are now taking time off to live our dream. Both of us are from the Pacific Northwest, Carla grew up in Port Angeles, Ross in Seattle. We met in the MBA program at Seattle University almost 15 years ago. In our first year of marriage we bought a 30' Santana. We've sailed our much loved boat in races, to Desolation Sound and even lived on her while we remodeled our house. We still own her, although we bought a much bigger boat for our current adventure. For many years Carla was a top agent with John L. Scott Real Estate in Bellevue. When we moved to Bainbridge Island she was invited to join Windermere Real Estate and quickly established herself there. Ross started a software company in 1996 to develop an interactive merchandising system for apparel manufacturers. In 1999 a New York apparel systems company, Computer Generated Solutions acquired Ross's business and brought him on to manage it, which he still does today even from our boat. Our home is on Bainbridge Island, although we currently have house sitters taking care of it while we sail the Caribbean on our new boat Ellos, a 42' Hallberg-Rassy Ketch.  Home in the Pacific Northwest We spent almost two years on a major remodel of an old farm house on Bainbridge Island. Here are some before and after pictures. When we look at these we can't understand what we were thinking back then, any intelligent couple would have torn it down and started again! (more of our home) Supportive Friends & Families We both have wonderful supportive families and friends who were excited for us and encouraging about our plans. Here are some pictures of our them. (more soon) Prior Careers Both of us led responsible lives having gone to work every day and developed our careers. We intend to get back to them when we return, but for now they're on hold. If you're curious about what we used to do, here it is. (more soon) Our Pets One of the most difficult thing to leave behind was our two pets, Alex Kitty and Molly Beagle. These little creatures have become really important to us. The house sitters are watching over them and they're fine, but we miss them. (more soon) |
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