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Lasting Magic continued
Magic

Memories

othing moves you closer to a loved one than
N sharing a brisk evening marked by snowflakes
glittering against twinkling lights. In the Zoo’s emailed
member newsletter, we asked readers to write in with
memories of holidays at the Zoo. For many of them,
Holiday Magic was the setting for a moment of lasting
love. The bedecked, illuminated trees lining Roosevelt
Fountain, the 3D Gingerbread House, and spiraling
light tunnels have provided the backdrop for
realizations, confessions, and of course, proposals.
For some like Danielle Klosowski, who has been
a Zoo member since 2016, Holiday Magic was just
the beginning of something bigger. Walking around
with her boyfriend, Dave, in 2023, the beautiful lights
helped transform her vision for her future.
“As we were enjoying the evening, there was a
moment I realized I wanted him in my life forever,”
she wrote. “It was a perfect and magical evening made
by the Zoo. Outdoor sights and sounds were balanced
by opportunities to go indoors and warm up enough
to go back out and enjoy the outdoor experiences.
This is a memory that will live forever in my mind.”
“All we keep talking about In 2021, Abby Hawk, a member since 2022,
said “Yes” to forever when she was with her boyfriend
is how excited we are to bring him enjoying the lights, music, and atmosphere of her first
to the Zoo with a little zookeeper time at Holiday Magic.
“We got hot chocolate and pretzels and walked
outfit on. He’s going to have around to admire the lights. I was looking at all of
the Christmas trees because they were decorated
a safari nursery!” beautifully,” Hawk wrote. “I turned around in front
Sarah Gabor and Cody, members since 2020, of one, and my now fiancé was on one knee asking
anticipating the birth of their son in January me to marry him!”

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