SUNDAY MEMORIES
Judy Wills
I just LOVE the serendipity times that happen in my life! They provide such fun – even though I really didn’t have anything to do with the event. I remember when we were living in San Antonio, Texas. Our church was in downtown San Antonio. Frequently, when the morning church service was over, we would walk the few blocks down to the famous River Walk, and have lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant.
English: Casa Rio restaurant along the shores of the San Antonio River Walk. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
One time, while Fred’s parents were visiting us, we took them down to the River Walk, since it is such a tourist attraction for the city. We usually would walk down one side of the river, then cross over and walk back on the other side, giving us a full view of what was on each side. While we were walking that one day, we happened upon a small wedding being held across from us, on one of the large flat rocks. Just the bride, groom, minister, and two witnesses. But after the “kiss” everyone who had stopped to witness the event clapped and cheered.
Another serendipity happened just recently at Downtown Disney. Fred and I like to go fairly early, to catch the cool of the day. We park in the “middle” then walk to the end and back, just to see everything and get some exercise. This one particular day, as we were about to head over the bridge to West Side, we saw a young man walk quickly to a young lady walking just ahead of us. In one swift motion – with her saying “what are you doing here?” – he was down on one knee, ring box open, and asking her to marry him! She was screaming and squealing at the same time. And then he was placing the ring on her finger, and they were hugging and kissing, and we were all cheering! Then we realized we were hearing a small plane overhead. As we looked up, we saw the plane with a banner trailing……”(name) will you marry me?” The plane with the banner flew around and around for about five minutes, causing quite a stir among the guests.
As we were finishing our “walk,” and approaching the same area on our return trip, we saw about 25 people all lined up for a picture – the couple’s families. They were all in on the proposal.
As Fred said – there goes the money for the honeymoon!
Old Things R New 