5 years ago ~ Engagement Party
I enjoy remembering. Five years ago to this day and date was the engagement party for our son, Peter, and his bride-to-be, Rachel. They had come to visit us in Oregon so we could meet Rachel and get acquainted. We knew Peter had a plan to propose while they were here. He wanted his family to be there too….the media guy needed it all captured on video and photos. Fun!! I wrote a blog about this a long time ago. What a special day that was! Our friends, Steve and Colleen, hosted the party at their lovely home. Friends joined us to meet Peter and Rachel and celebrate their engagement. Ray was our MC and interviewed them. He had Rachel read the story Peter had given her to read… on the beach by Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach. It was “The Tale of Two Lovers” and portrayed their friendship and emerging love… as Prince Peter and Princess Rachel. After all, their spring special party had a medieval theme. Their story was the written/printed pages with photos to capture it. At the end of the book she was instructed to give the book back to the author.. and he turned the page to show the engagement ring and dropped his knee to say that important question and offer the ring. Ah!! So fun. A special thing at the engagement party is that Glen prayed a prayer of blessing over Peter and Rachel. And Glen’s men’s quartet sang “He Touched Me”. Because He touched them Peter and Rachel will be used to be the vehicle for God to touch others. They were married May 1, 2004 and have been able to answer their callings with Rachel as a 3rd grade teacher at New Covenant Christian School and Peter as an internet missionary with www.network211.com. God has definitely been at work!
On their engagement proposal day we went to the Oregon coast. On the way we stopped to see the world’s largest/tallest Sitka spruce tree. This winter in hurricane winds it toppled… so glad we enjoyed it while we could. We slipped in to Seaside to allow Rachel to get her feet in the Pacific Ocean as soon as possible. She had been over it and near it… but this was her first time IN it! After a stop at the local Subway we checked out the Lewis and Clark stuff including the Salt Works in Seaside and the sign/statue signifying the end of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Then we went to Ft Clatsop National Monument (at that time… a part of a National Park now) to see the Lewis and Clark fort/visitor center/canoes, etc. Since then the initial (model) fort burned down and has been rebuilt. Checking out Astoria was next on the agenda and atop Astoria Column Rachel called her parents to tell where she was… seeing both the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River! They knew Peter would be proposing…. and did not let on though wondering if this was “the call”! Next on the route was Canon Beach where we ate dinner at Dooger’s, fantastic chowder! Though it was not the picturesque sunset we had hoped for…. it was still neat to head to the beach with Haystack Rock nearby. Ah…. memories! Aren’t they grand?? This week my nephew will be with us and we anticipate ‘doing’ this day over in sharing some favorite spots of ours here in OR. (I’ll share photos from these days when I can access those files on my computer.) Meanwhile, a couple photos from my Xanga files.
Peter and Rachel’s wedding day, May 1, 2004.
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what blessed memories, and what love and creativity.
Heather