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I Heart 2019

Santa Barbara: Friend or Foe? Read the Post
Millennials & Marriage: Put a Ring on It? Read the Post
Conscious Coupling: Jason & I Get Engaged! Read the Post
Goodbye #boatlife: Selling a Boat in Mexico Part 2 Read the Post
Goodbye #boatlife: Selling a boat in Mexico Part 1 Read the Post
The Story Of A Guru: Phillip Schaeffer Read the Post
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He loves Dad jokes. Thank God.😆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Drop your best dad joke here! 👇🏽
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#commercialfishing #californialobster #localfisherman #knowyourfisherman #dadjokesforlife  #pocfisherman #pocf
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You’re looking at a future pair of tennis shoes, sunglasses, or your next phone case...seriously! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Nicole Baker and her team at @netyourproblem takes old nets and used gear and recycles them into plastic bead type things to be made into new products. "Fishing gear is made from plastic, so that means it can be ground up and melted down into raw plastic just like the many things you put in your household recycling. There aren't as many recyclers that process nets, and it's a little harder to collect a 5 ton net than a couple of water bottles, but we are up for the challenge." Learn more about Nicole's incredible company on meganwaldrep.com now. Link in Bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#netyourproblem #recyclenets #recyclegear #commercialfishing #sustainablefishing #ecofriendly #commercialfishermen  #pocf
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Boat names have great stories behind them, and Chris's boat is no exception. Here is the F/V Joseph Warren. We flew to Cape Cod a few years ago to find her. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The former owner was also a history teacher and named the boat after a man who is lost in most history books: Joseph Warren was a physician and colleague of the founding fathers. He was actually the guy who ordered Paul Revere and William Dawes “midnight ride” and warn rebels of the oncoming British Army. So cool! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Eventually, he was deemed a Major General in the Continental Army but rescinded the title to fight on the front lines with his men. He mart his fate at the Bunker Hill. Now that’s a Ride-or-Die, FOR REAL THO! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
There's even a depiction of his death, hanging in Boston's Museum of Fine Arts: "The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775," (John Trumbull, dated 1834).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Of course, not all names have a serious backstory. Some are named after family members, which is so sweet! I seriously wouldn’t mind if Chris named a boat, The Megan Waldrep. Has a nice ring to it 😆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I'd love to know, what's you or your partner's boat name?🤔 Please drop in the comments below!👇🏽⚓️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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Me, at our Low Country Boil last night. Love being in the South! 😆 Happy Mardi Gras, y’all!
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Photo by Catherine Losing ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#lowcountryboil #seafoodboil #seafooddinner #eatusseafood #fashionphotography #catherinelosing #pocf
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🎋Red is considered a lucky color in the Chinese culture, so around the Chinese New Year, spiny lobsters take center stage! Celebratory meals mean gorgeous over-the-top tablescapes with food meticulously staged around a lobster centerpiece. I think it's easy to say, whoever gets this bad boy will be lucky AF!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Speaking of, what do you consider a lucky charm? 🤔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Happy Chinese New Year, y’all!🦞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #spinylobster #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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"Fisherman's Wife Come to Bath her Children," c. 1881 by Virginie Demont-Breton (1859–1935).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Virginie was a badass in her day, receiving awards and a gold medal for art by her mid-twenties. But it wasn't until she moved to the seaside town of Wissant, France, that she began painting in the "realistic style" of fishermen and their families. Van Gogh himself even copied her work, an homage to her original painting entitled, "Her Man is Out At Sea." Pretty dope!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Get lost in these incredible paintings (including the Van Gogh imitation), the facial expressions of partners of commercial fishermen, and the similar trials they went through in the 1800s as we do today on meganwaldrep.com – Link in bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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(This kind of reminds me of @mothersunandthecaptain from two posts back. Don't you think?💞)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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Going through selfies, and I have a confession: I literally dressed up to take these pics on the boat one afternoon. (My profile shot, too). This is not considered real life. Usually, I wear a worn-out pair of Ann Taylor stretchy pants my mom bought (thanks, mom!), an @aksalmsonsisters tank Chris got me in Alaska, and an old checkered flannel I got at a thrift shop in Kurt Cobain's hometown bc...vibes. (Although, this dress and those @xtratuf boots could be a super cute lewk.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
What do you normally wear on the boat?🤔
Happy Tuesday, y'all!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#commercialfishingboats #partnersofcommercialfishermen #lobsterfishing #pocfashion
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He loves Dad jokes. Thank God.😆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Drop your best dad joke here! 👇🏽
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#commercialfishing #californialobster #localfisherman #knowyourfisherman #dadjokesforlife  #pocfisherman #pocf
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You’re looking at a future pair of tennis shoes, sunglasses, or your next phone case...seriously! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Nicole Baker and her team at @netyourproblem takes old nets and used gear and recycles them into plastic bead type things to be made into new products. "Fishing gear is made from plastic, so that means it can be ground up and melted down into raw plastic just like the many things you put in your household recycling. There aren't as many recyclers that process nets, and it's a little harder to collect a 5 ton net than a couple of water bottles, but we are up for the challenge." Learn more about Nicole's incredible company on meganwaldrep.com now. Link in Bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#netyourproblem #recyclenets #recyclegear #commercialfishing #sustainablefishing #ecofriendly #commercialfishermen  #pocf
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Boat names have great stories behind them, and Chris's boat is no exception. Here is the F/V Joseph Warren. We flew to Cape Cod a few years ago to find her. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The former owner was also a history teacher and named the boat after a man who is lost in most history books: Joseph Warren was a physician and colleague of the founding fathers. He was actually the guy who ordered Paul Revere and William Dawes “midnight ride” and warn rebels of the oncoming British Army. So cool! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Eventually, he was deemed a Major General in the Continental Army but rescinded the title to fight on the front lines with his men. He mart his fate at the Bunker Hill. Now that’s a Ride-or-Die, FOR REAL THO! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
There's even a depiction of his death, hanging in Boston's Museum of Fine Arts: "The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775," (John Trumbull, dated 1834).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Of course, not all names have a serious backstory. Some are named after family members, which is so sweet! I seriously wouldn’t mind if Chris named a boat, The Megan Waldrep. Has a nice ring to it 😆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I'd love to know, what's you or your partner's boat name?🤔 Please drop in the comments below!👇🏽⚓️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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Me, at our Low Country Boil last night. Love being in the South! 😆 Happy Mardi Gras, y’all!
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Photo by Catherine Losing ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#lowcountryboil #seafoodboil #seafooddinner #eatusseafood #fashionphotography #catherinelosing #pocf
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