This past Saturday morning, I woke Christine up at an ungodly hour. It was still dark outside. The expression on her face said, "Leave me alone... I want to SLEEP."
   "Trust me," I assured her, "it'll be worth it."
   She had no idea where we were going. We sped off with some food for a picnic. Although I was trying to be mysterious, as we got closer, Christine thought she had figured out what we were doing: going to Mount Bonnell (the highest point in Austin) to watch the sunrise. When we got there, we realized that the sunrise was partially obscured by the trees there. We were saved by Christine's quick thinking, however. She noticed a table that we could stand on to get a great view. We stood and watched the sunrise for a few moments. It had been a long time since either of us had seen a sunrise. The pinks and oranges were beautiful and it was interesting to be able to look down at the rest of Austin being lit up. At that point I pulled out my laptop and said, "I brought my laptop so that we could listen to some music. Any requests?"
   "Whatever. Just pick something."
   "I have this great song that I think you'll really like!"
   The laptop started playing At Last, by Etta James. It's one of Christine's favorite songs and given how long we've been dating, you'll understand why it's appropriate. When she heard the beginning of the song, Christine looked confused and said, "I gave you that song..."
   I just smiled. She hadn't figured it out yet. I got down on one knee and removed the ring from my jacket pocket. She was floored. She looked at the box and then she looked at me. She didn't say anything at all for what seemed like an eternity. She was just looking at me. I asked, "Will you marry me?"
   "Of course!"
   She started to cry. So did I. I put the ring on her finger and we danced to the rest of the song.

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