July 26 2022

Very shortly after meeting Gill, I knew she was the one for me. So after three years together it was time to do what I knew I was always going to, and propose. There were so many questions and about who to involve and how flashy to make the proposal. After buying the ring, getting Tom’s blessing, and weighing all of the options, it became clear how and where this was going to happen. I decided on an intimate proposal, just Gill, myself and Rico. And the perfect place would be on top of Talcott Mountain, a place we had hiked countless times. After convincing Gill to go for just a ‘normal hike’ the nerves set in as we set up the mountain. But once we reached the summit everything was perfect, and the rest of the world just melted away as I got on one knee. We even had a paraglider fly in on the proposal, but we only realized after watching the footage back after it was over. The walk back down flew by and we went home and celebrated together, the first step towards the rest of our lives together.

-Griffin

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