09/18/2026
Happy Anniversary to my mom and dad, Rick and Whitney. ❤️
From high school sweethearts to building an entire life together, you two have quite literally grown up side by side.
I’ve had the privilege of watching your story through so many different chapters. As parents, individually in your own careers, and eventually together as business owners, you have spent your lives building something bigger than yourselves.
And one of the things that gets me the most is looking around at the people who are still part of that story. Some of the friendships in your lives began when you were just teenagers, and decades later, those same people are still beside you. Watching those relationships grow right along with your marriage fills my heart. Those friendships are so special, and they are such a beautiful reminder that you haven’t just built a life together. You’ve built a whole community around it.
Then came Eagles Nest.
Eagles Nest was already something great and a staple in York when you became part of its story. Instead of trying to change what people already loved, you slowly made it your own. Little by little, year after year, you refined things, added pieces of yourselves, took chances, learned what worked, and built upon the foundation that was already there.
You didn’t just take over the Nest. You truly nested. 😂❤️
And somewhere along the way, it became more than a restaurant. Employees became family. Guests became friends. Regulars became part of our lives. Eagles Nest became another piece of the family you were already building together.
Now, after everything this past year has brought, you get to rebuild it again in an entirely different way.
And as hard as that road has been, there is something incredibly special about knowing that this remodel gives you the opportunity to finally pour even more of your personalities, passions, and vision into the new Nest. I cannot wait to walk through those doors and see pieces of both of you everywhere. After all these years of slowly making it your own, this next chapter gets to be the truest reflection of the two people behind it.
I’ve watched you work long days and late nights, make impossible decisions, celebrate huge wins, get through heartbreaking seasons, laugh when things were completely chaotic, and somehow keep moving forward together.
But through all of those titles and accomplishments, you were always just Mom and Dad to me.
From gymnastics and volleyball to dress shopping, celebrations, heartbreaks, hard times, and every random phone call in between, you have always been there. No matter how busy life became or how much you had on your own plates, I always knew I had two people in my corner.
When I look at everything you’ve created, Eagles Nest is certainly part of your legacy, but it isn’t the most important part.
It’s the family you built.
It’s the friendships you kept.
It’s the people you’ve loved.
It’s the home you gave me.
And it’s knowing that through every version of life, you continued choosing each other.
I think that is what makes a real love story. Not everything being perfect, but building a life together that is worth fighting for, worth rebuilding when things fall apart, and worth continuing to make your own.
Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad. I love you both more than I could ever put into a Facebook post.
From two high school sweethearts to a pretty incredible life, family, business, and one very special Nest, you’ve built something beautiful together. ❤️
Here’s to many more years of love, laughter, a little chaos, and continuing to feather the Nest together. 😂❤️
