Photo 5

A picture of my favorite memory...

I have to say that is tough because I've got a lot of favorite memories that make me smile, make me laugh and make me wish I could go back to that very day. However, being that I have to decide on a photo, I've chosen the one where Mike and I got engaged on top of a snow covered mountain in Pennsylvania.

Now does this picture do either of us justice? Certainly not as we are awkwardly wearing ski masks and the camera is basically a straight shot up my nose but still, that is why I love this picture. It reminds me of the nervousness that we both felt (that nervous butterfly feeling that doesn't happen too often when you've been with someone for quite sometime). I remember Mike arranging this whole ski trip and I thought it was kind of odd and definitely had my suspicions. I remember skiing down two hills and Mike claiming he had a "leg cramp" and needed to stop on the side to stretch his legs. I remember commenting on how beautiful it was because we were the only ones at the top of the mountain and the view was gorgeous. And I remember watching Mike do some ridiculous stretches around me to the point where I got annoyed and decided to sit down with my skis still on. I then remember Mike being very perturbed that I was sitting down and demanding that I stand up, to which I thought was weird but obliged, thinking that we were going to start skiing then. And then I remember him swooping down on one knee, spitting out some sweet words really fast (to which I can't really remember but they were loving nonetheless) and pulling out a ring from inside his pocket. It was freezing cold and the ring barely stayed on my finger but it was wonderful and such a nice surprise. I was excited to share that moment with only him and it's one that I'll never forget.