It all started on Christmas 12.25.19. Dave gave Karen a stocking full of travel items and a Christmas card with the sweetest poem. The first letter to each line spelled out Costa Rica; inside the card were plane tickets. Karen had absolutely no idea that Dave was going to propose there. Two weeks before the trip, they had just gone ring shopping together. While they were on a private nature tour in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, they had seen so many different animals that the guide mentioned was hard to come by. All this led to the hanging bridge suspended above the forest canopy. Karen is not a fan of heights so as she walked out to the middle of the bridge, she naturally turned back to grab Dave's hand. She saw him digging in his bag as he dropped down to one knee. He asked her if she would be the person that would go on adventures with him for the rest of their lives together. The overwhelming feeling of joy and flow of ugly tears took over, all while trying to make sure the ring wasn't dropped.