Paige and Will both sit down for Politics of International Development. Their very first class at UVA. Paige asked if Will had a pen… their eyes met… and the rest is history. If only it had been that easy! They didn’t actually meet that semester, it took two more years, followed by a lengthy friendship, before they fell in love and accomplished what they could have done on that first day if only they'd caught each other's eye...hindsight’s 20/20! Since then, there’s been a lot of camping under the stars, bottles of red wine, popcorn on the couch, and adventurous hikes. Speaking of which...

Paige and Will may have have lived together in Washington, DC for three years, but they haven’t actually shared many weekends off (the news never stops!) So, when Will started to insist that Paige take a Monday and Tuesday off (his weekend) to take a trip to Charlottesville for their November anniversary, Paige thought it might be the trip. They arrived at the base of the hike Will had chosen, and the trail turned out to be a family favorite of Paige’s growing up. They set out for the top, waited for the other hikers to depart, and then Will tipped his hand by audibly lamenting “there’s nowhere flat up here!” But, eventually, he precariously balanced on one knee and asked Paige to marry him. Paige said yes to forever atop Bearfence Mountain in Shenandoah National Park. Despite the 30 degree temperatures, Will popped the bottle of champagne he had snuck into his backpack and they said cheers to their biggest adventure yet.