After a long day at work Ariel and Peter walked to MO Botanical Gardens to enjoy an event shared by a "friend". They walked the gardens, looking at ponds and plants, when he led her to a grove of Ginko trees, one of her favorite trees. There was a cozy spot off the main path with a bench next to a stream, and there they sat daydreaming and chatting about the little things that pop up. They watched a chipmunk play on the rocks in the stream, even catching a picture of it hopping from rock to rock. Then Peter moved to get up, but instead kneeled down on one knee, and asked a very special question. Ariel was in shock and could not believe her eyes and ears, but snapped back to reality to accept the proposal of her groom to be. She said "I do", "I will", and even "yes". The chipmunk applauded. They traveled home afterwards, to get ready for a fabulous engagement dinner planned by Peter, at Bar Les Freres, in Clayton, MO.