In May 2008, Chris and I went on a camping trip in the Black Hills - one of our favorite places. On the second day of the trip we hiked Harney Peak - a hike that takes a good part of the day. When we reached the peak, we explored the tower and looked down on the clouds. There were a few people at the first spot we sat at, and Chris and I wanted to get away from them to take some pictures (at least that's why I wanted to get away from them). We got up and walked around and found a small reservoir. Chris really wanted to sit there for some reason, but I told him we couldn't sit near it without slipping into the water and I didn't want to hike back down with soaking wet feet and pants. He insisted, and I stayed back while he tried to sit on the other side of the dam. Sure enough, he slipped into the water and got wet up to his knees. We finally found a place to sit with a beautiful view of the cathedral spires and I snapped a few pictures. We sat for a while and talked. Chris then reached into his backpack and instead of pulling out his camera he pulled out a little box.. with something sparkly inside.. and asked me to marry him :)