here's chris jansen. >> every couple has it, a shared song, a favorite movie, or maybe a special place. for him and his wife jodi, this was it. two rocks forming a lover's chair on the edge of a cliff. >> that was our spot. we would bring a hibachi, a couple lawn chairs, a cooler, and she'd bring her work from graduate school. >> they've been escaping to this magical place for years, ever since they were newlyweds in a starter apartment in new jersey. up here, the air was fresh, and the views seemed limitless. >> it's sort of framed by trees, you could look down to the right and see the view of george washington bridge. >> what they couldn't see from here, of course. had they caught even a glimpse of what was to come surely they would abandoned this place forever? steven and jodi met in the late 70s in georgia. a book worm who loved the civil war. she taught history. there's was a meeting first of minds. >> how would you describe those first years? were they loving, were they exciting? >> we were in love. we were ecstatic. >> from there, a marriage, a house, a son jonathan in 1983. >>