"Nate had been designing my ring with the jeweler for a few months before deciding one night to go on one of our early morning hikes and pop the question. We used to do these a lot prior to finals hitting us. One beautiful spring morning, one of our last before graduating with our masters in Pullman and moving away, just a week after our most extensive architectural graduate presentation, we took a morning hike up to our favorite spot. We were all bundled up, still almost in PJs, and just the two of us at 5:30 in the morning started walking and reminiscing about all our years in Pullman (I had no idea, not even a hint!). We got to the water tower, overlooking the Palouse Hills and he whispered at me to put my hand in his pockets because it was a bit chilly. I hit a box and froze, he said to take it. I opened it up, saw the most breathtaking ring and he just whispered, asking me to marry him. It was the most intimate and magical moment, and to share that with my best friend, just the two of us watching the sun rise...it couldn't have been more perfect".