the afternoon is hot, typical for august weather. luckily at the top of the foothill you can see the dark clouds starting to roll in, always an uplifting sight. holding hands, we continue to the near top of the foothill and esatblish a camp where we can rest and shelter ourselves from the coming thunderstorm; we can already hear the distant rumble. we pitch the tent and you put everything in while i grab some wood and put it wrapped under a tarp to keep it dry. we eat something fast that doesnt need cooking, just some granola bars and stuff like that, with pop tarts as dessert   we go out to see the storm and watch the lightning striking in the distance (i start to tense up because its a total hardcore heavy metal moment ) and you laugh at me and i feel like a total dork and start pouting, so you kiss me and its all better, since your kisses make everything better. the rain starts lightly but we dont pay much attention to it, since were kissing and when you run your kingers in my hair and kiss me i become like totally oblivious to everything, and apparently you do  too because im reaching into my pocket for a ring that i could barely afford, yet is worth every single penny. you only notice when i press it against your chest and look into your eyes, a serious kinda smile on my face. your eyes look up to me as you grab it and know exactly what it is by touching it, and a tears well up in your face, and i saw with a smile, "im sorry baby i guess you dont like it, ill take it back" as i wipe your eyes. you kiss me and i put the ring on your finger, as you watch me do it and stare at it, just in shock of all your happiness. well by now the rain is at a nice falling pace and you left the tent door open (hehe mitch hedberg joke about slamming a tent door) so we head on inside and hold each other tight, i stroke your hair and youre quiet, listening to my heartbeat, speechless. time passes and we hear the rain grow harder and harder, the wind blowing harder and lightning cracking, lighting up the tent like watchign a fireworks show. we start getting jittery by kissing passionately but we both end up falling asleep half undressed because we were worn out from hiking so much. we wake up tangled together, blankets and clothes strewn all about and i wake up to your beautiful smile, yet youre asleep dreaming mumbling. i just sit there and watch you, listening to you, and you mumble "i do"