My wife and I met at a clown convention. Our retirement plan is to be Santa and Mrs. Claus.

"In 2010, Kolinda and I met at a clown convention, where we were introduced to each other while wearing full clown makeup. I had been a clown since 1988, when I enrolled at clown college. Upon graduation, I was hired to perform with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and then went on to perform at Circus Circus in Las Vegas and as the clown for McDonald's corporation in North Carolina."

"When we moved in together, all our clown gear combined. I remember we had 17 rubber ducks, 18 dove pans, all kinds of magic tricks, exploding props, noses, makeup, and eight pairs of clown shoes, all scattered everywhere throughout our home. We had to reduce and recycle, but we still have 17 bins of clown gear. We were a perfect match, both born to be clowns, to make people happy."

"Kolinda, or Kozy as I call her, was working in her field as an early childhood education teacher, but discovered (after being informally asked by the school she worked for to be an elf at Christmas and later a clown) she loved being a clown. She became her hometown clown, entertaining at daycares, parties, and festivals in her spare time, eventually signing up for a clown training course."

Eric Zander-Hussey is a 66-year-old Palmetto, Florida resident who began clowning in 1988 after enrolling at clown college. He performed with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, and as McDonald's corporate clown in North Carolina. Kolinda (Kozy) worked in early childhood education before discovering clowning through holiday and school events, training and becoming a hometown performer at daycares, parties, and festivals. The couple met at a clown convention in 2010, began performing together in 2011, married in 2013, combined extensive clown gear into storage bins, and recently retired while remaining committed to clowning.

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