Couple Finds 'Perfect' Christmas Tree in Forest — but They're in for a Shock When They Get Home (Exclusive)

One couple is going viral for sharing the story of their Christmas tree mishap from last year. It all started last holiday season whenHayden Hardestyand her boyfriend decided to cut down their first Christmas tree together in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest for a fun date night. According to theforest’s website, Christmas tree cutting is legal in Washington state, provided you purchase a permit. Once they arrived, Hardesty’s boyfriend spotted what appeared to be the “perfect” tree.

Couple Finds Stanley Cup Survived House Fire That Destroyed Everything Else

A Stanley cup (stock image).Photo:stanley stanley After a Georgia couple’s house burned down, they were surprised to find something still relatively unscathed amid the burnt rubble. On Jan. 5, Alexus Wilkins shared aTikTok videoshowing her and her fiancé, Hunter Pittman, sifting through the remains of their house in Denton, where their home went up in flames the day prior. In the clip, set to country singerLainey Wilson’s “Watermelon Moonshine,” Pittman can be seen holding a Stanley cup, seemingly in disbelief of the discovery, while the text on the video reads, “When your house burns down and you go back to find one specific thing …”

Couple Found Surprise Pearl While Eating Clam Dinner and Turned the Gemstone Into Engagement Ring

Stock image of shell with pearl.Photo:GettyA couple who found a pearl inside a clam while on a date years ago has turned the gemstone into a precious piece of jewelry.Ken Steinkamp and Sandy Sikorski were dining at a Rhode Island restaurant in December 2021 when Sikorski, 70, ate a clam that had a little something extra in it — a pearl. Although the eatery, Broad Restaurant, is now closed, the pair’s memory from that meal lives on.

Couple Gets $8 from Oregon Lottery After Dogs Ate Winning Ticket: 'My Husband Thought It Was Hilarious'

Dogs Apple and Jax.Photo: Courtesy Oregon Lottery A couple in Oregon is now $8 richer after a lottery ticket their dogs got their paws on turned out to be a winner. “For some reason we left the ticket on the ottoman and they decided it was delicious,” Rachel Lamet — who shares dogs Apple, 11 months, and Jack, 2, with her husband Nathan — said in a news release. “I went to bed and when I woke up it was eaten to the point that I thought it was unable to be checked,” Rachel added.

Couple Gets Engaged in 5th Grade Classroom Where They First Met: 'Like Something Out of a Dream'

Photo: Fenn David Simon Jenkins and Peyton Wynn were just 11 years old when their love story began in a 5th grade classroom in Alabama. Ten years later, the couple, now 21, got engaged in the same exact spot. Wynn tells PEOPLE she was expecting the couple to celebrate their 10-year anniversary on June 16 with a dinner date. Instead, she found herself back at Johnson Elementary School in Pinson.