#15 - Philadelphia Princess to Wed King of England.......UPI November 28,2015

Good thing it was a lazy morning at our apartment because imagine our surprise when the phone rang. It was Shelby with a bit of a chat about Thanksgiving and leftovers and such before she said....I have some news.....

David and I are engaged!!!

On top of a mountain in West Virginia, after trekking through a bit of rain in, luckily, mild temperatures, David King of England (London to be exact) proposed to our Philly Princess who said Yes.

We were ecstatic they had decided to get married but mad, sad and frustrated we were continents away, and for over another two months! Good thing there is technology to call from a mountain or text a picture of two fabulous people in love and on top of the world.

We will surely never quite forgive David his timing....a month earlier or two months later would have been ideal for us to celebrate with them but for now we will have to be appeased with some phone calls and emails.

We have watched both of them so happy to be finally living in the same city, in the same space, it was inevitable David would decide to pop the question. There is no official report on how long it took Shelby to say yes or if she was suspicious at David's insistence on a hike in the rain (probably not since the only two walks he ever took us on were by swampy waters) but they seem thrilled as do Steve and I and Mark and Mandy, our new family across the pond.

So, we will give them a week or so to decide on what continent they will marry and when they would like this to happen but wherever and whenever it is, it will be lovely and filled with love.

So, our Aussie adventures aside for the day, today is to celebrate this incredible young couple as they decide to create a long life together. Cheers, L'Chaim, CinCin.

XXXOOO Shelby and David - we love you and are crazy happy for you today.

P.S. We are still not getting ESPN or following rugby or soccer.

P.P.S. You really could have done this last month when all six of us were together in D.C.....

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