On the anniversary of our first date I took Courtney back to the same trail along Lake Superior for an evening hike. As we were hiking along the snow covered trail we came upon an out-cropping with lights strung up in the trees. She walked out past me and I got down on one knee, when she turned around and looked down at me I was blinded by her headlamp. I then proceeded to tell her all the reasons why I wanted to spend forever with her. Bringing a short speech to a close I asked her to marry me, with excitement in her eyes she said yes! We kissed and shared a glass of champagne by the lake.