SILVERCREEK FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
www.CILiving.tv.
WE'RE GOING TO HEAD BACK OUT TO
TIM AND ERIN.
HEY, GUYS.
Tim: HEY THERE, HEATHER.
THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO GET IN
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT THAN WITH A
CARRIAGE RIDE.
AND STORYTELLER ERIN VALLE HAD A
SPECIAL CARRIAGE RIDE FOR ONE
COUPLE.
Erin: I DID.
YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE END
OF THE STORY TO SEE THE SPECIAL
SURPRISE THERE.
YEAH, DON'T MISS YOUR DANCE TO
JINGLE ALL THE WAY.
AM I RIGHT OR AM I RIGHT?
Tim: I'M GRAYIOING TO SAY YOU'RE
RIGHT.
Erin: I WENT TO MARY BETH
FARM TO CHECK OUT THE HORSES AND
THE COUPLE.
Guest: WE BELIEVE THE LORD
HAS PREPARED US FOR THE PLACE
WE'RE GOING TO BE NEXT.
WE'VE GROWN INTO THIS WITH THESE
HORSES.
CHECK IT OUT! HE THINKS IT'S A
NEW TOY!
[LAUGHTER]
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Guest: GOOD PUP.
Erin: BETH AND HER HUSBAND
MARTIN, SHARE THEIR FARM WITH
TWO CLYDESDALE HORSES.
Guest: WE THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE NICE TO HAVE A TEAM OF
CLYDESDALES.
THIS IS ROOSTER COGBURN KNOWN AS
RUBEN OR NO SIR.
SEE.
NO ELECTRONICS.
[LAUGHTER]
Erin: PLUS THE BEST FRIEND.
Guest: HE WAS YOUNG WHEN HE
CAME TO US.
SO THEY KIND OF BONDED.
Erin: THEY HAVE PLENTY OF
OTHER ANIMALS ON THE PROPERTY
THEY CALL MARY BETH FARM.
THAT'S MARE WITH AN "E".
BECAUSE BETH IS ALWAYS IN GOOD
SPIRITS.
Guest: THIS IS LIKE CLEANING
A GIANT LITTER BOX.
Erin: NO MATTER HOW MUCH SHE
HAS GOING ON.
[♪]
Guest: I'M BUSY ALL THE
TIME! IT'S JUST, YEAH, I LIKE
BEING BUSY.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT I
BELIEVE IN RETIREMENT.
I BELIEVE IN DOING SOMETHING
ELSE.
Erin: FOR BETH AND MARTIN,
THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS OPERATING
A CARRIAGE SERVICE FOR OTHERS
CAN DELIGHT IN THEIR ANIMALS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE
RIDE?
Guest: IT'S SO GREAT!
WHAT'S SO GOOD ABOUT IT?
IT'S MY FIRST TIME.
Erin: I CAUGHT UP WITH MARY
BETH'S CARRIAGE SERVICES AS THEY
GAVE RIDES BEFORE THE HOLIDAY
PARADE.
DAN MOORE, SAYS THE RIDES ARE A
GREAT WAY TO SERVE THE
COMMUNITY.
Guest: WE ARE WANTING THEM
TO GET IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
AND BE FRIENDS WITH EACH OTHER.
AND JOYOUS.
Erin: A BIG PART OF THAT JOY
INVOLVES MAKING SURE THE
CARRIAGE RIDES ARE AS FESTIVE AS
POSSIBLE.
MY WIFE IS A DETAILED
PERSON! SHE HAS ALL THESE IDEAS.
AND DOES ALL OF THE DRESS-UP.
I JUST SIT HERE AFTERWARDS AND
STOP AND START.
Guest: WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
WHAT WE WANTED THE CARRIAGE
SERVICE TO LOOK LIKE.
WE WANTED IT TO BE A LITTLE
DIFFERENT AND KIND OF GIVE
PEOPLE THE FLAVOR OF THE TIME
PERIOD WHEN CARRIAGES WERE USED.
WE KIND OF WANTED TO STAY IN
THAT VENUE, KIND OF THAT TIME
FRAME.
AND GIVE PEOPLE THAT ROMANTIC
EXPERIENCE.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST THE PLEASURE
OF SLOWING DOWN TO BUGGY TIME.
AND LOOKING AT THE ARCHITECTURE.
SEEING THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
SMELLING THE SMELLS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO
SHARE.
Erin: AND SPEAKING OF A
ROMANTIC EXPERIENCE...
[SOUND OF BELL RINGING]
Guest: WE HAVE DONE SEVERAL
ENGAGEMENTS.
SO FAR, OUR RECORD IS 4-4.
Erin: WE WERE ABOUT TO BE
5-5.
THIS COUPLE TOOK A RIDE AROUND
THE SQUARE.
COOPER PROPOSED TO KAYLA, A
GIRLFRIEND OF TWO YEARS AND
MOTHER OF THEIR DAUGHTER.
Guest: I PROPOSED.
AND SHE SAID YES! [♪]
Tim: HOW FUN IS THAT!
Erin: CONGRAT TO SAY THE
HAPPY COUPLE!
Heather: YOU HAPPENED TO
CATCH IT.
THAT'S AMAZING.
Erin: THAT'S WHY THE VIDEO
IS SHAKY.
I WHIPPED OUT MY CAMERA AND WAS
TRYING TO TURN IT ON AND GOT THE
END OF IT.
Tim: THEY GIVE THE RIDES
YEAR LONG?
Erin: YEAR LONG.