Jake was planning a fancy proposal on a gondola in Venice, Italy in May 2020...but then the pandemic hit and the trip to Italy was cancelled. In August 2020, Jake and Kari planned a trip near Telluride, CO for Kari's 40th birthday. They stayed at a small hunting cabin off the beaten path and could hear mice playing in the walls and either doing some loud mouse-fighting or mouse-mating at night (who knew mice could shriek like that?!). One day, they hiked up to Bridal Veil Falls in Telluride. At one point, Kari's hands got dirty and she went searching in the backpack for some paper towels and Jake freaked out and wouldn't let her look in the backpack. She was clueless and had no idea why he was being so territorial of the backpack! At the top of the falls, Jake dropped down on one knee and pulled the ring box out and it all made sense! They celebrated and took lots of pictures (thank goodness for hats and sunglasses to hide all the sweat from the hike!) then had a fantastic celebratory dinner of tacos and beer.