A few weeks ago our friends Freddy and Jordan invited us to spend a Sunday on their boat. (The idea was to go “fishing” but this vegetarian spent the day sunbathing.)

Trips to Freddy and Jordan’s house on a canal in St. Petersburg always cause me to feverishly scan realtor.com for a waterfront house near theirs. The idea of getting off work, grabbing the dogs, and jumping on our very own boat thrills me to no end.