We had been planning a trip to Banff since before Christmas break and really wanted a chance to go and enjoy the sights for a really nice date. I realized what better a way to propose than in Banff surrounded by a bunch of beautiful mountains! The day began early as we went to the early service at church at 9am and the church happens to be about 40 minutes away from the University. After this we headed back to school, boxed up a quick lunch and headed out. I was already bringing my camera and we decided to bring the tripod as well so that we could take some photos using the timer without having to give my camera to some stranger over and over again. Once we arrived at Banff we parked the car and starting walking around to different shops just checking out the different stores and neat thing-a-ma-bobs in stores. After we were finished we went to Banff springs hotel and we were checking out the different parts of the hotel and the cool things inside. We were in there for probably close to an hour before we headed off the Sulfur mountain to take a Gondola ride up to the top. I had the ring box in my camera bag the entire time and didn't want to put it in my pocket until I had my warmer jacket on. We hopped in the Gondola and headed up the mountain and took a few pictures on our way up. When we got to the top I had to "go to the bathroom" suddenly. This is where I took the ring out of my camera bag and put it into a secret pocket on the inside of my jacket. It was a little bulky in my jacket but I figured as long as I had my camera hanging around my neck Jaime would never see that there was something sticking out of my chest. We began heading down the path taking some scenic pictures all the while I was looking out for the area that I wanted to propose at. Once we arrived near the spot I was planning to pop the question, I saw that snow had completely covered the area and there was no way we were going to be able to go that way. So I had began to panic a little bit as my plan was starting to fall apart. We continued up to the very top of the mountain where we set up the camera on the tripod and took 3 or 4 photos of us in front of the mountains. I knew that I didn't want to propose there because there was nowhere to sit and there were a lot of people around. So we headed down to a lower level and I asked if she wanted to take some more photos here since we still had the tripod out. She said yes (she didn't have a clue what was about to go down). I got everything set up and we took a few photos with the timer on. Then I said that I wanted one more photo because the "lighting wasn't quite right" (ya right). Right around there a family with a few young children started talking to Jaime while she was sitting on the bench and the kids were showing her their snowballs that they had made. After they left I finished setting things up and little did Jaime know that I hit the record button. I headed over to take a photo with her like I did before, I sat down for a few seconds and then stood up and acted as if something wasn't quite right with the photo how I wanted it. This was when I knelt down on one knee and popped the question. She said YES. =D
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Stay Beautiful,
Spencer out!
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