We had Kiosk duty first thing Tuesday.....one of those 6 hour shifts......TLE and I worked it together until 11 when I departed to go get my ears lowered.....I think the last haircut I had was in Idaho Falls back on October 26th.......I was beginning to get a little shaggy to say the least. I've taken to getting a haircut and shampoo the last year, or so.....the shampoo washes away all the hair clippings so they don't end up on my collar later on. This day I was asked if I would like the "Tea Tree Experience"......I heard myself say "Yes", not really knowing what that was.....well, it was like a spa for the head......WOW! I think I fell asleep at one point I was so relaxed!
I got home just after TLE have arrived back at the coach from the last 90 minutes of Kiosk duty. She headed off in the Beetle to our former "sticks and bricks" home to work on Christmas cookies, etc. with her daughters (Mere, Kate and Sharon).
While she was off playing house with the girls I dug into the latest bike disassembly project.....it pretty much took me until TLE arrived back home around sunset.....and there was a little blood shed.....I'm glad I had my gloves on or there would have been a lot more blood!
Around 8:30 we decided to run over to see the Mission Inn Festival of Lights...we've never been to it on Christmas Eve before, and usually it is very difficult to find parking in close, but on this night Lady Serendipity was with us, and we found a spot about 1/2 a block from the Inn. Our daughter, Meredith, had called to say Sharon and Rod where there with friends, so I called Sharon to find out where she was.....the first thing she said after I said "Hi Bunny" was......."Rod proposed!" Of course we wanted to see her and give her a hug, and see the ring, and congratulate Rod on getting a "Yes" to the big question. Within minutes we found each other......
The proposal
The ring being accepted
The happy couple!
The ring!
Festival of Lights
We caught Santa in the act!
They set up an ice skating rink for the Festival of Lights every year
The site of the proposal
It was a magical evening filled with serendipity.......I wrote just a few days ago how we were hoping Rod and Sharon's relationship would take the next step, and look what we got for a Christmas present.
We headed home to have a celebratory toast to our youngest daughter's engagement....TLE broke out the bottle of the good stuff.....
To all our friends and family, wherever you may find yourselves this Christmas Season, whether with family, friends, or both, Elaine and I wish you the best Holiday season ever. Know you are in our thoughts daily until we reconnect with you again. May God Bless you and yours!
Thanks for stopping by!
Merry Christmas Clark and Elaine, thank you for keeping us inspired to fulltime in our RV. Congrats to your daughter Sharon, she is beautiful, Ron is a lucky man, good luck to them both. Greg & Margie
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