One beautiful February weekend, Mary and Ryan were planning on taking Ruger for his first ever hike. Ryan had to work on Saturday so they were planning on going on Sunday. However, Ryan came home early from work on Saturday and asked Mary if she would like to go on the hike that day. It was gorgeous outside and Mary was so excited to take Ruger for his first hike so she said yes.

On the way out the door Ryan grabbed the last beer left in the fridge, a Bud Lite. While Ryan hadn't packed beer for a hike before, Mary didn't think much of it. They headed into Golden to North Table Mountain. Mary noticed that Ryan seemed to be in a particularly good mood, but again didn't think much of it. She did notice, however, that he seemed to sprint up the mountain much quicker than usual, as she was not able to stop and catch her breath as much ;) Once they reached the plateau, Ryan told Mary that he wanted to go to the area that overlooked the Coors Brewery. There were several mountain climbers climbing up the sides of the mountain. Mary and Ryan found a secluded area that overlooked Golden. Mary took the moment to catch her breath and look at all the pictures that she took on the way up.

What Mary didn't notice was that Ryan had reached in to his bag and pulled out a ring. Ryan told Mary how much he loved her and then asked her to marry him. At first Mary didn't hear him. Once he asked again, she thought he was playing with her. Finally, she looked up and saw that he was on one knee. Once Mary realized what was happening, she instantly said yes! Ruger also saw the gorgeous ring that Ryan picked out and thought that it looked like a delicious treat. While Ryan and Mary celebrated with a kiss, Ruger almost ate the ring!

Ryan broke out the celebratory Bud Lite, which now made much more sense to Mary. The two spent a moment soaking everything in. They overlooked the gorgeous view of Golden. They even got to see some mountain climbers poke their heads over the cliff. They headed back down the mountain to home. That night, the two went to dinner at the Capital Grille to celebrate.

Wedding Party