http://neb.smugmug.com/gallery/3168563_NQQKQ/ You heard it right folks, I'm engaged. After just getting back from <a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New%20Zealand%20Livin">New Zealand</a> and then <a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/gallery/3157569">travelling across the US</a>, I took Heather to New York city on the premise of watching the July 4th fireworks and having one last trip before we settled back in Boulder. Little did she know I was going to pop the question in Central Park! More juicy details in the photos... http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Events Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:51:24 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heatherlookingdown/173445475_R7QTy-Ti.jpg http://neb.smugmug.com/gallery/3168563_NQQKQ/ http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#174235677_GyyA9 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather and I decided to go to New York City way back in February, when tickets were cheap, knowing that we wouldn't be working then and not needing much of an excuse to go see the fireworks ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#174235677_GyyA9" title="Heather and I decided to go to New York City way back in February, when tickets were cheap, knowing that we wouldn't be working then and not needing much of an excuse to go see the fireworks ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/skylinefromplane/174235677_GyyA9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Heather and I decided to go to New York City way back in February, when tickets were cheap, knowing that we wouldn't be working then and not needing much of an excuse to go see the fireworks ..." title="Heather and I decided to go to New York City way back in February, when tickets were cheap, knowing that we wouldn't be working then and not needing much of an excuse to go see the fireworks ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:51:24 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/skylinefromplane/174235677_GyyA9-Th.jpg bb80fca6b530ce72e838af8db9f54e7c ff3c08f419d9d8078c34bf584a08b7cf 393a241866707ef617b6890053dd4f29 2b5ed1160120adb22ddaff57efb7d209 e60ad1456d07a37dbc685a852b58e0b5 c7188e6e6e648fcc65cefd6e1f3114a8 Heather and I decided to go to New York City way back in February, when tickets were cheap, knowing that we wouldn't be working then and not needing much of an excuse to go see the fireworks ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather and I decided to go to New York City way back in February, when tickets were cheap, knowing that we wouldn't be working then and not needing much of an excuse to go see the fireworks ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#174235677_GyyA9" title="Heather and I decided to go to New York City way back in February, when tickets were cheap, knowing that we wouldn't be working then and not needing much of an excuse to go see the fireworks ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/skylinefromplane/174235677_GyyA9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Heather and I decided to go to New York City way back in February, when tickets were cheap, knowing that we wouldn't be working then and not needing much of an excuse to go see the fireworks ..." title="Heather and I decided to go to New York City way back in February, when tickets were cheap, knowing that we wouldn't be working then and not needing much of an excuse to go see the fireworks ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events skyline, plane Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445040_onbLR <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We spent July 3 eating our way around Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Natural History museum. On July 4th we "decided" to walk around Central Park... all part of my devious plan.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445040_onbLR" title="We spent July 3 eating our way around Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Natural History museum. On July 4th we "decided" to walk around Central Park... all part of my devious plan."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heathercentralparkskyline/173445040_onbLR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="142" alt="We spent July 3 eating our way around Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Natural History museum. On July 4th we "decided" to walk around Central Park... all part of my devious plan." title="We spent July 3 eating our way around Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Natural History museum. On July 4th we "decided" to walk around Central Park... all part of my devious plan." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:08:56 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heathercentralparkskyline/173445040_onbLR-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 05:18:04 d3b27f318e746b3620b4da9c3f609cb7 3b48472590cc2c2a26fcb23d13fa1936 326ae0bd4c70889036ad2d0accd44595 995599d618c77b87afeaaca686eea134 b7d42293e7fdfffb0fe3720a95a8c83a 97276e5ccbcc215f66f6fa6bd19cc015 We spent July 3 eating our way around Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Natural History museum. On July 4th we "decided" to walk around Central Park... all part of my devious plan. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We spent July 3 eating our way around Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Natural History museum. On July 4th we "decided" to walk around Central Park... all part of my devious plan.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445040_onbLR" title="We spent July 3 eating our way around Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Natural History museum. On July 4th we "decided" to walk around Central Park... all part of my devious plan."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heathercentralparkskyline/173445040_onbLR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="142" alt="We spent July 3 eating our way around Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Natural History museum. On July 4th we "decided" to walk around Central Park... all part of my devious plan." title="We spent July 3 eating our way around Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Natural History museum. On July 4th we "decided" to walk around Central Park... all part of my devious plan." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events heather, central, park, skyline Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443522_icids <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443522_icids" title="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/imagine/173443522_icids-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety." title="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:05:23 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/imagine/173443522_icids-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 09:29:11 18dfc756b3bfb3c67d8c30b3c870dac6 49fb511d52ce23ba76c466cfe6fe43d1 f9bea27742d2d6327f029e781dd146bb e1949721cc4c29de89ca1e3c613a8eba b87463bc4379237dc538abace1428a97 28c7b8c6f148ca03b909ee48c1cfd7dd Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443522_icids" title="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/imagine/173443522_icids-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety." title="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events imagine Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444624_rcUxU <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of Heather's highlights up that point was riding on the old-time carousel in the park... It made for pretty good photography too.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444624_rcUxU" title="One of Heather's highlights up that point was riding on the old-time carousel in the park... It made for pretty good photography too."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/carouselheather/173444624_rcUxU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="One of Heather's highlights up that point was riding on the old-time carousel in the park... It made for pretty good photography too." title="One of Heather's highlights up that point was riding on the old-time carousel in the park... It made for pretty good photography too." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:08:03 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/carouselheather/173444624_rcUxU-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 05:37:33 e586a7c87af0c1d3b25d1fae88876f82 16a27654dd0a737477ddd2c631ceac98 4f95e56ee833dfe5e93846e253aa1670 d315c63c0c8d1c752b7d0c29356c16c7 9c4b4a6dcb83855d97b749b9104a2517 One of Heather's highlights up that point was riding on the old-time carousel in the park... It made for pretty good photography too. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of Heather's highlights up that point was riding on the old-time carousel in the park... It made for pretty good photography too.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444624_rcUxU" title="One of Heather's highlights up that point was riding on the old-time carousel in the park... It made for pretty good photography too."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/carouselheather/173444624_rcUxU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="One of Heather's highlights up that point was riding on the old-time carousel in the park... It made for pretty good photography too." title="One of Heather's highlights up that point was riding on the old-time carousel in the park... It made for pretty good photography too." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events carousel, heather Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444558_MdfvU <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I told Heather that I knew that the Bethesda fountain was a great place to take photos, so we walked over to it... It was bustling with people as it was a holiday, including lots of row boat ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444558_MdfvU" title="I told Heather that I knew that the Bethesda fountain was a great place to take photos, so we walked over to it... It was bustling with people as it was a holiday, including lots of row boat ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/bethesdafountainfromabove/173444558_MdfvU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="72" alt="I told Heather that I knew that the Bethesda fountain was a great place to take photos, so we walked over to it... It was bustling with people as it was a holiday, including lots of row boat ..." title="I told Heather that I knew that the Bethesda fountain was a great place to take photos, so we walked over to it... It was bustling with people as it was a holiday, including lots of row boat ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:07:55 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/bethesdafountainfromabove/173444558_MdfvU-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 06:40:29 a569fb74a7a30d44550b2d8ff8190b1b 0a802ab9f05838c1ba52ac59e6583c8f d3870848bd4f8848e8f0a69dc164396a 4aaf90230970174731429a8d6fdb3375 0a45dfb6d32a882d19e138709840ff02 7a26d81c678e97f1df42c592fa169825 I told Heather that I knew that the Bethesda fountain was a great place to take photos, so we walked over to it... It was bustling with people as it was a holiday, including lots of row boat ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I told Heather that I knew that the Bethesda fountain was a great place to take photos, so we walked over to it... It was bustling with people as it was a holiday, including lots of row boat ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444558_MdfvU" title="I told Heather that I knew that the Bethesda fountain was a great place to take photos, so we walked over to it... It was bustling with people as it was a holiday, including lots of row boat ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/bethesdafountainfromabove/173444558_MdfvU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="72" alt="I told Heather that I knew that the Bethesda fountain was a great place to take photos, so we walked over to it... It was bustling with people as it was a holiday, including lots of row boat ..." title="I told Heather that I knew that the Bethesda fountain was a great place to take photos, so we walked over to it... It was bustling with people as it was a holiday, including lots of row boat ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events bethesda, fountain, above Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444544_Q3YtV <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here's a photo of us just before I proposed, sitting on the edge of the fountain. My hair looks a bit messy to be proposing, but oh well. After taking this photo I kneeled down to put my c ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444544_Q3YtV" title="Here's a photo of us just before I proposed, sitting on the edge of the fountain. My hair looks a bit messy to be proposing, but oh well. After taking this photo I kneeled down to put my c ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/benheatherfountain/173444544_Q3YtV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Here's a photo of us just before I proposed, sitting on the edge of the fountain. My hair looks a bit messy to be proposing, but oh well. After taking this photo I kneeled down to put my c ..." title="Here's a photo of us just before I proposed, sitting on the edge of the fountain. My hair looks a bit messy to be proposing, but oh well. After taking this photo I kneeled down to put my c ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:07:52 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/benheatherfountain/173444544_Q3YtV-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 06:08:21 40.77442170460000 -73.97091507910000 0 4f0a27637fa82ab6f5c2273750cff712 3d1f8687661e43c2397853b79b055335 5ba3e14803b8e6d17eab13f2da518239 0829271045f2a8911f74b7eedd74e6ef 09c67134e0b5ebd586f55e6fd070896f c94ecdde7fbbb80d3a6491358e1fdbd2 Here's a photo of us just before I proposed, sitting on the edge of the fountain. My hair looks a bit messy to be proposing, but oh well. After taking this photo I kneeled down to put my c ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here's a photo of us just before I proposed, sitting on the edge of the fountain. My hair looks a bit messy to be proposing, but oh well. After taking this photo I kneeled down to put my c ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444544_Q3YtV" title="Here's a photo of us just before I proposed, sitting on the edge of the fountain. My hair looks a bit messy to be proposing, but oh well. After taking this photo I kneeled down to put my c ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/benheatherfountain/173444544_Q3YtV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Here's a photo of us just before I proposed, sitting on the edge of the fountain. My hair looks a bit messy to be proposing, but oh well. After taking this photo I kneeled down to put my c ..." title="Here's a photo of us just before I proposed, sitting on the edge of the fountain. My hair looks a bit messy to be proposing, but oh well. After taking this photo I kneeled down to put my c ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events ben, heather, fountain Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443903_HZiCP <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443903_HZiCP" title="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heatherringfountain/173443903_HZiCP-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..." title="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:06:18 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heatherringfountain/173443903_HZiCP-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 06:19:24 c1b0ce2c8eee53cc13191746cf36b91d 9ce58bcec952328c0efe88d4cd6a518e 23f91fb1b6bb8d331394e6dcca927556 73fdcd3f8937c8da9922adadaaaf0eb0 b1ffd02fc24e58b32e4933dfa6e4e8c3 4dd14fcd6ae8349531b9c230721c96ee Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443903_HZiCP" title="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heatherringfountain/173443903_HZiCP-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..." title="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events heather, ring, fountain Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445475_R7QTy <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />She loves her new rock, which of the whole process was the hardest thing for me to decide on. I ended up deciding to get her a custom setting, as I knew her unique tastes didn't fit any of ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445475_R7QTy" title="She loves her new rock, which of the whole process was the hardest thing for me to decide on. I ended up deciding to get her a custom setting, as I knew her unique tastes didn't fit any of ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heatherlookingdown/173445475_R7QTy-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="She loves her new rock, which of the whole process was the hardest thing for me to decide on. I ended up deciding to get her a custom setting, as I knew her unique tastes didn't fit any of ..." title="She loves her new rock, which of the whole process was the hardest thing for me to decide on. I ended up deciding to get her a custom setting, as I knew her unique tastes didn't fit any of ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:09:58 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heatherlookingdown/173445475_R7QTy-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 06:20:08 11a960aa79e1c36d3a15994ea18f0afa 2683a540cb6af51fe5acc1222bcd1cb9 1cb2843582f15531e853c2bc6c915207 fd3acb8718fb847baa13b328a69389d3 72280d888b2a291d045c5b0195871917 d910ec052d38cacd69e6fd2d8c8d75e5 She loves her new rock, which of the whole process was the hardest thing for me to decide on. I ended up deciding to get her a custom setting, as I knew her unique tastes didn't fit any of ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />She loves her new rock, which of the whole process was the hardest thing for me to decide on. I ended up deciding to get her a custom setting, as I knew her unique tastes didn't fit any of ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445475_R7QTy" title="She loves her new rock, which of the whole process was the hardest thing for me to decide on. I ended up deciding to get her a custom setting, as I knew her unique tastes didn't fit any of ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heatherlookingdown/173445475_R7QTy-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="She loves her new rock, which of the whole process was the hardest thing for me to decide on. I ended up deciding to get her a custom setting, as I knew her unique tastes didn't fit any of ..." title="She loves her new rock, which of the whole process was the hardest thing for me to decide on. I ended up deciding to get her a custom setting, as I knew her unique tastes didn't fit any of ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events heather, looking Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445205_XNKeB <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Some friendly onlookers asked "did she say yes?" and then offered to take our photo. Notice something new on Heather's finger?</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445205_XNKeB" title="Some friendly onlookers asked "did she say yes?" and then offered to take our photo. Notice something new on Heather's finger?"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/centralparkproposal/173445205_XNKeB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="124" alt="Some friendly onlookers asked "did she say yes?" and then offered to take our photo. Notice something new on Heather's finger?" title="Some friendly onlookers asked "did she say yes?" and then offered to take our photo. Notice something new on Heather's finger?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:09:18 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/centralparkproposal/173445205_XNKeB-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 06:21:44 a815bd58fb408e5242454d58d444fbae ac7c6d29f846d59688d7b369b17d7560 b7cf3df7f49973d0cbd27604a74a2a10 b18021817519b7899374d8cf27361ad4 0084872fd6873d9d0939d5984bd90b15 dc7cc5d18cf16591698df8083a8c2889 Some friendly onlookers asked "did she say yes?" and then offered to take our photo. Notice something new on Heather's finger? <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Some friendly onlookers asked "did she say yes?" and then offered to take our photo. Notice something new on Heather's finger?</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445205_XNKeB" title="Some friendly onlookers asked "did she say yes?" and then offered to take our photo. Notice something new on Heather's finger?"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/centralparkproposal/173445205_XNKeB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="124" alt="Some friendly onlookers asked "did she say yes?" and then offered to take our photo. Notice something new on Heather's finger?" title="Some friendly onlookers asked "did she say yes?" and then offered to take our photo. Notice something new on Heather's finger?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events central, park, proposal Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444024_QUWNQ <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Afterwards we strolled around Central Park some more, before having a celebratory glass of champangne in the Boathouse restaurant/cafe, just on the other side of the pond from the fountain.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444024_QUWNQ" title="Afterwards we strolled around Central Park some more, before having a celebratory glass of champangne in the Boathouse restaurant/cafe, just on the other side of the pond from the fountain."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/benheatherboathouse/173444024_QUWNQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="94" alt="Afterwards we strolled around Central Park some more, before having a celebratory glass of champangne in the Boathouse restaurant/cafe, just on the other side of the pond from the fountain." title="Afterwards we strolled around Central Park some more, before having a celebratory glass of champangne in the Boathouse restaurant/cafe, just on the other side of the pond from the fountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:06:37 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/benheatherboathouse/173444024_QUWNQ-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 07:28:27 766c1344e9017d79259c98a17e868702 8c9bcb331b0c16eae43354c84af1f907 c48966b0c8b6c4a153b77f6683f947e0 2d335d96489a01a20f19fb3fa2b775fa 41fe02c6145925bfc7b8018d2ecdb764 fbc00308422810dc82ccfb250edb6f18 Afterwards we strolled around Central Park some more, before having a celebratory glass of champangne in the Boathouse restaurant/cafe, just on the other side of the pond from the fountain. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Afterwards we strolled around Central Park some more, before having a celebratory glass of champangne in the Boathouse restaurant/cafe, just on the other side of the pond from the fountain.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444024_QUWNQ" title="Afterwards we strolled around Central Park some more, before having a celebratory glass of champangne in the Boathouse restaurant/cafe, just on the other side of the pond from the fountain."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/benheatherboathouse/173444024_QUWNQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="94" alt="Afterwards we strolled around Central Park some more, before having a celebratory glass of champangne in the Boathouse restaurant/cafe, just on the other side of the pond from the fountain." title="Afterwards we strolled around Central Park some more, before having a celebratory glass of champangne in the Boathouse restaurant/cafe, just on the other side of the pond from the fountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events ben, heather, boathouse Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444769_7ajik <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />After a great dinner involving more champagne we met up with Danny and Jess and watched the fireworks from the roof of their apartment building. I had bribed the city officials to shoot off ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444769_7ajik" title="After a great dinner involving more champagne we met up with Danny and Jess and watched the fireworks from the roof of their apartment building. I had bribed the city officials to shoot off ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/fireworks/173444769_7ajik-Th.jpg" width="150" height="89" alt="After a great dinner involving more champagne we met up with Danny and Jess and watched the fireworks from the roof of their apartment building. I had bribed the city officials to shoot off ..." title="After a great dinner involving more champagne we met up with Danny and Jess and watched the fireworks from the roof of their apartment building. I had bribed the city officials to shoot off ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:08:23 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/fireworks/173444769_7ajik-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 21:50:49 199b344a2230f90903b8cf101910a4da 7332a345c4c61524679a7390fd9f7d95 2748153fcccfe03c007a0836e24d793c c79211417436200c8e182aea8622f395 15ed8489a9be43c2cdcddcddcea0eda8 c7d596c3ee7218693875775265bb4697 After a great dinner involving more champagne we met up with Danny and Jess and watched the fireworks from the roof of their apartment building. I had bribed the city officials to shoot off ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />After a great dinner involving more champagne we met up with Danny and Jess and watched the fireworks from the roof of their apartment building. I had bribed the city officials to shoot off ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173444769_7ajik" title="After a great dinner involving more champagne we met up with Danny and Jess and watched the fireworks from the roof of their apartment building. I had bribed the city officials to shoot off ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/fireworks/173444769_7ajik-Th.jpg" width="150" height="89" alt="After a great dinner involving more champagne we met up with Danny and Jess and watched the fireworks from the roof of their apartment building. I had bribed the city officials to shoot off ..." title="After a great dinner involving more champagne we met up with Danny and Jess and watched the fireworks from the roof of their apartment building. I had bribed the city officials to shoot off ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events fireworks Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445447_YmjCD <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather took one of our final photos of NY, as the fireworks had ended and we were on a plane the next morning. Behind me is Jess, and her friend is beside her. Much thanks to Jess for hel ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445447_YmjCD" title="Heather took one of our final photos of NY, as the fireworks had ended and we were on a plane the next morning. Behind me is Jess, and her friend is beside her. Much thanks to Jess for hel ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/benjessfriendrooftop/173445447_YmjCD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="83" alt="Heather took one of our final photos of NY, as the fireworks had ended and we were on a plane the next morning. Behind me is Jess, and her friend is beside her. Much thanks to Jess for hel ..." title="Heather took one of our final photos of NY, as the fireworks had ended and we were on a plane the next morning. Behind me is Jess, and her friend is beside her. Much thanks to Jess for hel ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:09:58 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/benjessfriendrooftop/173445447_YmjCD-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 13:13:07 950cdf2e1b2b5219a5e998f673ac0d90 54f241e338869b9d10037ca05d1df2e7 b1a6deeade80e72dd49702d2c313428b 6ba70eebd57f7f834a3cd015adc779ce 8c848b95f4a7f24ffa6f8deec2c1911d 937b37e795b94dbfff93d378e97c4efd Heather took one of our final photos of NY, as the fireworks had ended and we were on a plane the next morning. Behind me is Jess, and her friend is beside her. Much thanks to Jess for hel ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather took one of our final photos of NY, as the fireworks had ended and we were on a plane the next morning. Behind me is Jess, and her friend is beside her. Much thanks to Jess for hel ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173445447_YmjCD" title="Heather took one of our final photos of NY, as the fireworks had ended and we were on a plane the next morning. Behind me is Jess, and her friend is beside her. Much thanks to Jess for hel ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/benjessfriendrooftop/173445447_YmjCD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="83" alt="Heather took one of our final photos of NY, as the fireworks had ended and we were on a plane the next morning. Behind me is Jess, and her friend is beside her. Much thanks to Jess for hel ..." title="Heather took one of our final photos of NY, as the fireworks had ended and we were on a plane the next morning. Behind me is Jess, and her friend is beside her. Much thanks to Jess for hel ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events ben, jess, friend, rooftop Ben Ridge Ben Ridge