Engaged!

The climb up Mt. Shasta was beautiful and breathtaking (in more ways than one considering the summit is 14, 162 ft.) and brutal.

Only a couple from our group made it all the way to the peak and they were among only five the whole day. The wind was howling like mad up there and little people had the danger of being blown off the mountain. Yikes!

The biggest news, however is that my brother proposed to his girlfriend and she accepted! We are all incredibly thrilled. They are already planning the wedding and it looks to be a big affair. And she just asked me tonight to be in her bridal party...what an honor.

It was very sweet that he asked her with all of us there...I felt honored that he would include us in that moment. It was the most beautiful of the whole hike.