Seventeen years ago on this date, a tall, handsome, blond hair (yes he had hair) young man took me for a day trip to Carlsbad caverns. He was not kind most of the day (which made no sense because that same morning, I heard him tell his mother he loved me), causing a hiccup in his plan. Due to his unusual behavior, as we were driving on some trails, I hopped out of the car and refused to get back in until he told me his problem. After minutes of trying to convince me to get back in the car, he went to turn it off, came back over to the rock where I was sitting, and asked me to marry him. Best decision I ever made was saying yes and following through with it a month later.....the rest of our happily ever is still unfolding.