It is a Sign…

This is a short post, but I have to share. When Beth and I were discussing the possibility of my retirement and Gavin and I hiking the Appalachian Trail, I found a quarter in the floor of my classroom. It wasn’t just any quarter, it was one of the 2016 series America the Beautiful quarters featuring John Brown’s Fort from Harpers Ferry, WV. This is significant, I told her, because Harpers Ferry is the symbolic half-way point of the AT, and also home to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. This was surely the sign we needed to know this was the right decision.

Fast forward to today. We were fortunate to go see a movie with our friends Matt and Katie and we wound up at Ruby Tuesday for supper. Guess what I found on the floor on the way out? Hint: there is a photo above. I suppose it was probably a small part of someone’s tip to the waitress, but I couldn’t bear to put it back on a table because of its significance (sorry nice waitress). The last two quarters I’ve found have been of the Harpers Ferry variety. I take this as a definite sign that Gavin and I are supposed to be taking this trip!