Thanks to COVID-19, Patrick's original plans to propose got postponed.... much like everything else in 2020! But on July 19th, 2020, he organized an afternoon hike with Caitlin's sister, Jessica and her family. Near the end of the hike, Jessica asked if they wanted to take a picture where there was a break in the trees with a beautiful shot of the lake in the background. While posing for the photo, eldest niece Avery walked over with a tiny box out of nowhere and Caitlin's jaw immediately dropped to the floor. Patrick got down on one knee, said a few things Caitlin doesn't remember and asked her to marry him. Jury is still out if Caitlin actually responded with "yes"- but she hasn't given the ring back, so seems like she's all in! After the hike Caitlin and Patrick visited with family and friends and called/facetimed those who couldn't be there to celebrate in person.