Engagement Surprise!

Memorial weekend Dad proposed to Tia (finally)! Tia spent the weekend in California with her daughter for her daughter's grad trip. To surprise Tia, we drove the boat out to Orderville so Dad could attach the 35' sign to the boat and Excursion asking her to marry him. We set up the sign so it would greet the tour bus as it drove into to town.

Of course, the best laid plans of mice and men . . . the tour bus was about two hours late and the street into town saw more traffic than it ever had once word started to get out that some crazy man was waiting with a large sign. Dad was really nervous and got more nervous as time went by and the bus didn't arrive. He was afraid someone in town would call Tia to ask about the engagement and spoil the surprise. No one did and Tia came off the tour bus crying and completely surprised. Dad let Tia's daughter in on the secret and she asked the tour bus driver to slow down as he drove into town so Tia wouldn't miss the sign. (The beverage on the table is white grape juice, in case you were wondering.)
Tia was really surprised and obviously said "Yes!" All of us kids were there for the big question and Tia's four children and mother were also there. The event was even more special because Tia's son, Josh, was there with us. Josh was in a really bad skateboarding accident four weeks before the proposal and spent three weeks in the ICU in Salt Lake City. Josh has made an amazing recovery and we are so glad he could be there for this.
After we all toasted the newly engaged couple, Dad had Tia and him run through the sign like a football team. Tia is laughing so hard she can barely walk, let alone run. Congrats to both!