A surprise anniversary trip turned into the best day of our lives. Nick told me nothing but to pack a warm jacket, a swim suit (to throw me off), and to be ready for a fun weekend. About four hours into the trip, he finally tells me he is taking me to Mammoth. Right as we drive up, it starts to snow! The next morning, we wake up to the first snow storm of the season and it had snowed about 10 inches. Unfortunately, this storm was not part of Nick's plans. He had to hitch a ride from complete strangers to get chains from a gas station down the hill from our hotel. Two hours later, and after many failed attempts of trying to put chains on his truck, we slid down Mammoth Mountain on our way to a, "Surprise." Ten minutes later we arrive at a beautiful lake and Nick tells me he hired a professional photographer to take pictures of us; since we had never had them taken professionally before. Clueless of what is going on, we start to take pictures. Nick then tells me to close my eyes because the photographer has surprise props to use for pictures. When I open my eyes he is on one knee, says a few words, and asks, "Will you marry me?"