As fate would have it, Steve was driving home from the annual Wenzel family trip to New Hampshire in the the fall of 2017 when Steve asked Hill to check why his phone vibrated. It was a text message from "Joan Jeweler" reading "Got your check." When Steve received the ring, he hid it somewhere he knew Hill would never find it: the crockpot (Steve does the cooking in their relationship).

Hillary suspected what was coming when Steve disappeared into their spare bedroom Christmas morning. He had bought pig and cow collars for Harlow and Manny, and fastened the ring to Harlow’s collar. The ring fell on the floor at Hillary’s feet when Harlow sprinted into the living room and shook. Stunned, Hillary said "I think you dropped something!" Steve scrambled to the floor to prevent Harlow from swallowing the ring and ended up perfectly poised on one knee.

Hillary & Steve