The Collection

Nicky has always had a knack for finding “stuff.” We have thousands of golf balls in our garage because Nicky (and Scotty) finds them everywhere. And I’m not talking 2-3 golf balls at a time. He will bring home a hundred after one day on a golf course. I’m not exaggerating! 

When Nicky was younger, and we would go to lakes, he would come out of the water with all sorts of random objects. We would always have a pile of treasures by the end of the day - goggles, action figures, sand toys, sunglasses… 

Some findings from 2018

(Note that even in a lake, he finds golf balls)

One time at Willard Bay, our friend Chad’s wedding ring fell off while he was in the lake. We sent Nicky in to look for it, and it took him all of 30 seconds to dig it out of the lake with his feet (we really didn’t think he would find it - I mean… it was a wedding ring in a lake, for crying out loud!)

At Disneyland, people stash things in the line queues. For many years, Scotty and Nicky have hidden coins all over the place, and whenever we go, they see if they can find any of their coins (if you ever find a coin at Disneyland with CK written on it - those are Nicky’s, but you’ll have to be at least 6’2” to reach them).

We joke that the only souvenirs we get from Disneyland are the things that Nicky is able to find. Here’s what he brought home from our recent trip:

Whoever was hiding the jungle animals around the park was doing it while we were there. 

There were some Nicky could see but not get to because they were in the single rider line or lightning lane. 

There was a Minecraft figurine in the Matterhorn line that he couldn’t get to, so the last night in Disneyland, he stayed late by himself and worked his way backward through the queue to get it. 

His favorite find was a 3D printed Mickey skull.

It’s pretty funny to watch Nicky and Scotty search for treasures in Disneyland. 

Thank you, random strangers, for helping keep our souvenirs affordable!