Mike proposed to Rachel on Monday June 4, 2018.

Rachel was working at the town veterinary office not knowing what was waiting for her at home.

Mike left the sanctuary extremely early that day (unheard of!) to set the stage. Before heading to the cabin, where Mike and Rachel were staying, Mike ran to town to pick up ingredients for dinner (he asked Rachel's mom what her favorite dinner was the he could make, he can't cook), flowers, and candles.

Mike made a pathway of candles from the front door, through the living room, to the kitchen. Rachel would follow the path and end up at a laptop set up on the kitchen table. A note was next to the laptop that said "press play". When Rachel hit play, a song that Mike recorded started. It was a mash up of 4 Disney songs that Mike sang with the same tune but his own words. The songs were: Can you Feel the Love Tonight (Lion King), I Can Go the Distance (Hercules), Do You Want to Build a Snowman (Frozen), and A Whole New World (Aladdin).

Once the songs finished Mike came out of the room where he was hiding, all dressed up, with the ring that Mike and Rachel designed but he said he couldn't afford. He dropped to one knee and asked "Would you do me the honor of letting me share this whole new world with you?" Rachel was speechless and nodded (she said yes 5 minutes later but Mike still gives her a hard time that she nodded).

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