On Monday, Derrick and I decided to put a lock on the famous 'lovers' locks' at the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy. The tradition is to put a lock with both lovers' names and the date of their journey to Florence on the lock, then lock it with the others and throw the keys into the Arno (the river right next to it). We bought a lock at a local hardware store and headed to the spot. I had to clear out a dirty sock and push around other locks, but we found a spot to lock ours onto the chain. As I was struggling to get the lock closed among the huge string of locks, Derrick asked me if we'd be together forever. I said I believed we would. After finishing getting the lock closed, I turned to him and he was on his knee with a beautiful ring in his hand. He put it on my finger and asked me to marry him. Of course I said yes! We then turned to throw our keys into the Arno. Derrick easily threw his into the water, but in all my nervousness, I accidentally threw my key onto the ground right next to the Arno. We had to venture down to a private club's riverside area to pick up my key - and this time, I made it into the Arno.
We're both so excited to be together and engaged on the first leg of our epic summer abroad!
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