He confirmed with me at least a dozen times, "hey Emily, do you wanna go for a hike on Sunday?" Now, this isn't totally out of the blue. We hike; he's an Eagle Scout, remember? Palouse Falls was an hour and a half drive away, but we don't really mind the long trips. Plus, it was a waterfall. Isn't that suspiciously romantic. I put the music on shuffle, "Paper Rings" by Taylor Swift plays first. My heart took a leap. When we arrive at Palouse Falls, it's busy. I'm playing it cool and he is actively looking around, as if he were scouting out a spot. We walked down the stairs to the lookout, and suddenly everyone is gone. It was just us. He set his phone down, gave me a kiss, then got down on one knee. The rest is the future, baby.