"Mother has truly outdone herself." Dahlia explained as they set off, "I'd be surprised if you had seen everything." She grinned broadly up at this man she had been so lucky to fall in love with.

Then she laughed and waved him off. "Hardly." She certainly didn't want him to think she couldn't run a house, but it was more than just that. Dahlia thrived on events like this.

"Have you seen the tropical exhibit yet? I think it is my favorite. Although I heard rumor there was some mistletoe in the greenhouses."