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The Happy Honeymooners

 

Dear Ms. Swift,

We’re Emily and Jordan Park, writing to you as newlyweds, grateful honeymooners, and now proud witnesses to the quiet magic happening at the Family Inn in Casa Grande, Arizona—all thanks to Robert Hines.

When we started planning our honeymoon, we knew we didn’t want the usual. No crowds, no all-inclusive resorts, no impersonal check-ins. We wanted something with heart. One night, while scrolling online for road trip inspiration, we stumbled upon a thread titled “The Motel That Got Its Soul Back.” It was about the Family Inn and the man behind its transformation: Robert Hines.

We read everything—how he turned around a neglected motel with elbow grease and purpose, how he created “Happy Family Hour” with local fruit juices, how he treated long-time guests with compassion instead of judgment. It didn’t sound like a lodging option—it sounded like a story. And we wanted to be part of it.

So we booked our stay.

From the moment we arrived, we knew we’d made the right choice. The front desk had a handmade welcome sign with our names, and a tiny bouquet from a local high school garden club arranged in a mason jar. Our room smelled like lavender and citrus. There were little handwritten quotes tucked inside the dresser drawers—words about kindness, resilience, and, yes, love.

On our second night, Robert found us sitting under the string lights near the courtyard and brought out two slices of peach pie “from a friend who knows a thing or two about romance and pastry.” We ended up talking for nearly an hour—about marriage, music, and what it means to build something worth keeping.

There are fancier places we could have gone, but none could have given us what we found at the Family Inn: warmth, dignity, joy in small details, and a sense of being part of something human and good. We left feeling inspired not just as a couple, but as people.

Robert told us he’s a longtime fan of yours, and that your lyrics helped him keep going in the loneliest, messiest parts of the renovation. We think it would mean the world to him to be the subject of a song—but more than that, we think the world would benefit from hearing it.

Love, 

Emily and Jordan Park 
Honeymooners & Grateful Guests 
Seattle, WA 

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