We got engaged Memorial Day weekend as Kyle was heading to New York for work. The previous year we planned a trip to visit New York that same weekend, but had to cancel last minute as I started my new job. Kyle knew I had never been to New York before, so this almost seemed like fate. He booked our flights, and we were off! We stayed in Brooklyn and went back and forth to the city with the ring “safely” sitting in Kyle’s pocket the entire time. On our second day in New York, Kyle planned the entire day starting with a walk around Central Park, a little shopping, a tour of the Rockefeller Center, proposing to me on the Top of the Rock, and ending the night with a Broadway musical, and sight-seeing in Times Square. Sounds perfect, right? As Kyle was about to get down on his knee above the New York skyline, the couple directly behind me beat him to the punch! Although it seems like Kyle’s plan was foiled, but the next day put his original plan to shame. We started off the day eating the best bagels we will ever have in our lives, and spent most of the afternoon laughing and taking crazy pictures with the wax figures at Madame Tussauds. Afterwords, Kyle and I took a long walk to see the 9/11 Memorial which gave us time to talk and reflect on life before we headed to our last stop that day; the Manhattan Boat Tour that would take us to the statue of Liberty. We got on the boat right before sunset, and we started sailing away as the city was slowly lighting up. It was breathtaking and I was filled with so much joy that I didn’t want the night to end. Kyle waited until we were alone and took me to the front of the boat. He kept hugging and kissing me telling me how much he loved me. On May 20th, 2017 as we approached the statue of Liberty, Kyle finally asked the question I had been waiting 8 years to hear; “Will you marry me?”