In the days leading up to my graduation, Nate mentioned that he made plans with our friend Blaine to all take his sweet girlfriend, Katie, to see the lighthouse on Key Biscayne because she’d "never been before." Since I never turn down adventure outings, I was all for it. So, we planned to wake up early on Sunday morning to go. That morning, he had a nice button-down shirt and jeans on, and all I had packed for this day was a comfy outfit and sneakers (hah!). I remember feeling a little under dressed when I first saw what he was wearing, but he said that’s "all he packed for the weekend," too. When we got to the park, we had a nice time walking around and taking random pictures as we slowly made our way to the lighthouse. It was so hot that day, but we made the climb up the lighthouse to see the prettiest view of Biscayne Bay anyway. We stayed there for a bit to admire the view before walking down. But once we walked out, he suggested we take a photo with the lighthouse in the background. And since I never turn down a cute photo, of course I thought it was a good idea too! And so, Katie and Blaine took both of our phones to take the photos. We took a few, and then oddly (but still oblivious…) he asked to see how they were turning out. We looked at them and he asked to take “one more.” So we got back in our usual pose, and then all of a sudden I felt him bending down as he got down on one knee saying that he has something he’s “been wanting to ask…” After it all, we took a few more photos, laughed and cried a bit. Then, we made our way back to the hotel and both of our families were already waiting for us in the lobby to celebrate–ya know, because they allll knew! It was the best. One of my favorite parts was finding out that Nate even went to my parents’ house one weekend to ask for their permission. I couldn’t have asked for a sweeter man to spend my life with.