Jay and I drove down to Salmon, Idaho to pick up our new pup, Hank. Little did I know, Jay had a very different plan! We went to leave the house where we picked up Hank but Jay wanted a picture. (In the five years Jay and I have been together, he has never once initiated a photo session, so I should have known then that something was up). We had taken two normal pictures, so naturally I started making silly faces while holding Hank and trying to get him to face the camera. I heard Jay say, "Nicole..." so I turned and looked down and there he was down on one knee! I don't quite remember the rest but vaguely recall him saying something about being best friends and how much he loved me. He told me later that I was practically yelling "Jay, oh my god!" over and over. I was so in shock, I just kept staring at him and the ring. After what probably felt like way too long to Jay he finally said, "Well?" And I screamed, "YES!" We drove the 6 hours back to Lewiston on cloud nine, talking about the future. It was an AMAZING day.