Congratulations to my daughter Kate-Lynn and my prospective son-in-law Chris on their engagement today.
It makes it a dramatic finish to 2015 with my son having married Lisa earlier this month and they are presently still on honeymoon in Thailand.
Kate's fiancé Chris hails from Ohio and serves as a fighter pilot in the US Airforce, having met Chris in Busan South Korea while on leave there in the city Kate was living and teaching in at the time. She's my darling, my princess, and he's one lucky guy, although they both make an awesome couple.
Chris' posting in South Korea has come to an end and he is presently visiting South Africa on a tour here with Kate. The proposal took place on Lions Head, Cape Town, after the couple spent Christmas with me in Durban and also enjoyed a trip to the Hluhluwe Game Reserve. After Kate's locum job here in Durban Feb/March she will relocate to Georgia USA where Chris will be stationed for the next 3 years. The excitement for me has been building since Chris asked for my permission to marry Kate during a flight over Durban with him in my Sling airplane. Chris flies an
A-10 fighter jet for the Airforce and it will be great to have another pilot in the family. Although my daughter will be lost to the States, we are overjoyed for them both and wish them everything of the best in their new home.
Here's the
link to the Facebook photo album of Chris' visit to South Africa for Christmas, Kate and more..
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| Chris and Kate in Cape Town this week before the engagement |
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| Engaged on Lion's Head, Cape Town |
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| The happy couple seal the deal |
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| The ring on a protea bush on top of Lion's Head |
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| Chris and myself fly my Sling airplane over Durban |
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| Myself, Chris and Kate in Hluhluwe Game Reserve earlier this week |
