Rocks and Rivers

I’m long past tired of telling the proposal story, alas, one more time.

I was planning on proposing on the Lewisburg trip for a month or so. On Friday I decided that I’d rather do it while Jen and I were still by ourselves on the drive up. Having already considered that scenario, I had purchased a remote trigger for the camera – the plan was the frame it as a standard picture taking stop, something which is actually pretty common.

The Susquehanna is a gorgeous river – wide and flat, full of islands and rocks – and convenient too, as Rt 15, the artery to Bucknell from the south, runs along it for dozens of miles. We stopped at a boat launch (right here, near charming Liverpool, PA). We walked down a little trail lined with poison ivy. I check the exposure a few times, dropped to a knee, then struggled with the remote trigger. I think the conversation went roughly:
Me: So… [to camera] Any time now…come on… [to Jen] Jen LastName will you marry me? [to camera] fire! fire! Go!
Jen: Yes, yes I will.
Me: [about camera] This isn’t working exactly how I had envisioned.

The pictures are a little hilarious.

Jen had no idea it was coming, hence the hoodie and so on. The Hess’s had a flower waiting as the only people who knew when it was going to happen – the rest of the visit was fantastic. You can see the pictures here. I’ll put some captions on the picture site explaining what you’re looking at. More will follow.

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