HowHeAsked

"After dinner, Luke suggested we go to the State Park Lighthouse to watch the sunset. When we got there, I noticed the lighthouse was open (it's never open and I actually found out we were the first people ever allowed up!). I was elated and immediately started running up the stairs. Once Luke and I breathlessly reached the top, I peered over the edge to try to see if we could see our home, but found something SO much better! I looked down on the beach to see his mom and my mom (who'd flown in from Ohio) holding a banner that said "Will You Marry Me?" I was SHOCKED, and for once, without words. All I could do was stare speechlessly back and forth between our mothers and Luke. Then, Luke took my hands, grinned the most striking grin I have ever seen, and said, "You're the light of my whole life, and I love you so much…Kelsey Lynn Crossen, will you marry me?"