Ailana’s Journal—2026-04-01 (Patreon)

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GOOD MORNING

I have returned to the bow lounge for my last post—at least for a little while—from Savannah’s Charm. We are not far from home, and my next post should be from there.

Anyone who’s followed along will know I’ve posed through my various blankets, sat in different parts of the yacht, and drank from a selection of coffee mugs for nearly three weeks now. Some of you might be thinking you’ve seen me here—in this spot, in this blanket, with this mug—before.

Chances are, if you’ve been part of the trip all along, you have.

I’ve shared notes from many places along the way. Each stop led me to do research on the places I visited. I’ve also shared some of our dining experiences.

One reader suggested I should do a post recapping all of the places we ate! Maybe I’ll go back and find those pictures and share them.

I visited parks, museums, nature preserves, and at least one aquarium. My memory is overflowing with great moments. So, too, is my “sort this” folder!

A myriad of notes and photos beg for long, focused attention before they can be crafted into anything useful.

So that lies before me.

I’d love your thoughts about this trip. Comment or message me things you liked and things you thought were superfluous or unsatisfying. I will consider your opinions when next we set out.

For now, I’ll sit here wrapped in my blanket and finish my coffee. Then one last yacht shower before I dress and get ready to help bring Savannah’s Charm home.

See you soon.

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PORT ISABEL by Kirina Yung

I’m still at home this morning—Ricky opened, but I’m going there very soon.

I thought I’d reflect on things for a moment.

Before I moved to Port Isabel, I thought I needed to open myself up to friends. I had Ailana Geven and the group she works with in mind, but before I made the decision, I met Eli, and that pushed me to go ahead and do it.

It was a great honor to have my stories included in Ailana’s Journal. And as for that, I think I can speak for all of the Port Isabel people who show up here.

It’s not as if we all had a meeting to talk about it, but it is clear that our stories are extra compared to what Ailana—and even those at AGI Creative—do.

But now, there seems to be something like a steady group here that has become somewhat connected to Sea Glass—which is literally connected to the AGI photography studio.

At Sea Glass Café, you’ve seen Eli Park, Ricky Martinez, and me. I dare to say Eli is my boyfriend. He has a financial planning office here in Port Isabel, too. Ricky is helping me manage Sea Glass and is married to Isabela.

Isabela is the office manager at Shoreline Health and Wellness Clinic, which is across the street from Sea Glass. She reports to Vanessa Lenen there, who wears many hats, one of which is handling a lot of administrative work.

Drs. Amir and Anika Kumar actually run the clinic as medical directors. Anika’s sister, Min Aurora, is a nurse practitioner there.

I could do a whole post on Min! She’s very fun, but here I’ll just say she is dating Elias Estephan, who works at Sea Turtle Incorporated.

Back to Vanessa, she’s dating David Gregory, who’s an ER doctor at one of the big Brownsville hospitals. They met about a month before deciding to both move down here so that Vanessa could be part of the clinic.

So I’ll close by saying that I hope you enjoy the extra stories coming from those of us in Port Isabel. We are, I promise, honored to be part of Ailana’s Journal, and your comments and support mean a lot to us.

HOME

I shall keep this one short. I’ve said a lot about the trip we finished and my thoughts about coming home. Now I’ll simply say that I made it.

We docked not too long ago and hauled our luggage ashore. Josh and Jason took the Honda back to get the Highlander. All that remains of our Gulf Coast expedition is to load up and head back to the condos.

Once again, I’d like to thank everyone who’s been part of the journey. Your comments and messages mean so much to me.

I’d also like to address the many of you who have become supporters over the last three weeks. Welcome to South Padre Island. I’m sure you’ll enjoy what is shared here in the Journal—I like to call it authentic slices of daily life.

With that said, I should get to the car so I don’t keep everyone else waiting. As always, I’ll check back in with you later.

Don’t be surprised if you see ocean waves and sand!

See you then.

NOT FOR ME by Emily Amos

About a year ago, I got the idea that playing softball would be fun. I have a reason I thought that, but it really isn’t important.

Last fall, I ended up in detention for sleeping in class, and the softball coach was monitoring it. After it was over, I mentioned I was interested.

She asked who I’d played for.

“I’ve never played. I just thought it would be fun.”

She was really nice, but high school sports aren’t where you learn to play a sport. The girls on the team have been playing since T-ball.

She kind of said I could come and practice just for fun. “What kind of glove do you have?”

“Glove… yeah, I’d need a glove.”

“Have you ever even played catch?”

“Not really… Coach, thanks for talking about it. I really don’t have time anyway.”

That was pretty much the end of it.

Softball isn’t really part of my plan. It was just kinda a fantasy. Less than that, really… just something I thought would be fun to be part of.

But here’s the thing. You can’t chase after everything you think would be fun. It needs to go along with the important things you have planned.

May 22 is my last day of 10th grade. I got a life waiting for me in the future after that. Stick with the plan, right?

GOOD NIGHT

Jason, Josh, Geoni, and I are at Beach Access 7, hardly 500 feet from our condo. We’re keeping to the wooden walkway tonight, but I insisted we come at least this far.

Jason and I had dinner with Dad. He revisited his situation at work and ended with one of his thoughtful summaries.

“I know it’s a cliché, but you can’t control what others do—only how you react to them. And you can’t control how others react to what you do either, so just be nice, use your manners, and follow the golden rule.”

I suppose I’ll never be too old to learn from him.

The next two months will be very busy around here. I think you’ll enjoy keeping an eye on things!

Foremost in my mind is that nuptial thing on June 5. If I’m honest, I still feel little prickles of self-doubt about being a good wife, but Jason declines to agree. All I can say for sure is that I want nothing other than a life with him and that I’ll do my best.

Josh and Geoni are counting down to when their adoption will be final. They elected to adopt a teen—a young person who has been passed over by the system and overlooked by most who want to adopt babies.

Jasmine grew up in the foster system and aged out without ever being selected for adoption. She considers what Josh and Geoni are planning to be a miracle for some young person who probably has given up ever having an official family.

Speaking of Jasmine… She said Naomi has asked for updates on our travels, with some product modeling work in the pipeline. Meanwhile, over the last three weeks, Clay, Sasha, Jasmine, and Micah have begun putting plans for SwimFit into motion. A building has been selected for the factory, and they have an interview with someone to manage it coming soon.

So you see, the end of the Gulf Coast expedition is not an end at all—it is just a transition to many new beginnings.

May you know who you are in relation to the world around you, always kind to others, and blessed by kindness returned.

Good night.

Be your best you!

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