Micah's Version

since most of this story is the same, i am just reposting lara's last 2 blogs with my comments in bold/underline.

Micah Krishnan is a R.N. in the Army and currently is working at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC.  Micah and I met once back in our teen days, (which lara doesn't actually remember. i do. its probably the only thing i remember and she forgot so make note of it) but we really met in June 2010 at a party at Leah's house.  Leah is Micah's sister and a good friend of mine that worked with the Youth Group at my church while I was a youth and then has been a great friend ever since.  The party at Leah's house was in part for Micah and I to meet, and meet we did!

Micah and Leah in June 2010 during his visit to Asheville.

Leah's little Naomi and me at the party where Micah and I met in June 2010.

After the party Micah and I emailed back and forth for a while  but the emails gradually stopped as I was in Mexico and Micah was finishing up school and and working in Utah.  I came home from Mexico for Christmas 2010 and Micah planned his Asheville visit to coincide with my trip.

(let me add some timeline context. summer 2010 was the one i spent mostly out of the country traveling AK/europe taking a little vacation from/for life. having just finished treatment, i was still not sure of much. I had not yet heard if i was going to able to commission and go on active duty or if i would stay in utah, i had an informal invitation to try out for the utah guard special forces if the army nursing gig fell through, i was also given the option to take a medical discharge and just get out free and clear. needless to say, my head was about to explode with all the chaos. Fall 2010 came around and i got back into school to wrap up the last semester of my nursing degree, this was about the same time lara left for a 10 month trip to mexico. then towards the end of the semester (and lot of work and a major medical clearance later), i got word that i was accepted onto active duty and would be heading to d.c. followed by a quick change to washington state followed by another quick change back to d.c. ...that one took a few letters and some serious string pulling by some brass (aka high ups in the army). that brings us to december 2010...side note, this was the 1st time i asked her out. and she said no) 

I had made a list of things I wanted to eat while in the States, and Pumpkin Pie was on the list.  While in Asheville, Micah made me Pumpkin Pie from scratch from the pumpkin. Major points for him.  For various reasons things didn't work out and I was headed back to Mexico and Micah was headed to Texas.

We went out for Margaritas during the Christmas visit in 2010.

Christmas 2010 and I'm wearing the scarf Micah brought me from Turkey.

Then I got pregnant.  I just assumed Micah and I would stop talking all together, even just as friends, but he was an incredible friend during my pregnancy running a 5K with my big pregnant self (and yes, i kept up) and buying my unborn baby the books "Good Night Moon" and "Buenas Noches Luna".

 Juliet was born September 19th.  Micah was in town a week and a half later with his family.  Juliet and I spent the day with Micah, Leah and kids, Micah's parents, other siblings, a cousin, and Micah's grandmother all the way from India!  Micah was in town once again for Thanksgiving and we all ran the 5K Turkey Trot together.

Becki, Leah, Micah, and me at the Turkey Trot 2011

 
After thanksgiving we really lost touch for the first time since we had met.  I was learning how to do life as a mom and Micah was now living in the D.C. area.  In June of 2012 I headed up to D.C. because my friend Lizeth and I were bridesmaids in a wedding there.  I called up Micah to show us around.

Micah, Lizeth, and me in D.C. in June 2012

 
We had a great time in D.C. and then it just so happened that Micah was heading to Asheville for a visit the following week.  So, we were around each other for about two weeks straight.  These visits brought a few things back to the surface but I figured it was just a temporary thing.  Then in mid-August Micah told me he was coming to Asheville for a weekend.  He came, made his intentions clear, and we officially began dating on September 1, 2012!  I like to say he has been waiting on me ever since that party in June 2010...but you can ask him yourself to confirm and hear his side of the story. its true... :)  Girls are suppose to make guys wait, right?

 

To help you get to know Micah better....

-He is half Indian.  Micah says he is 50% Indian and 100% American.
-He is left-handed and born in July.  Probably the two reasons I agreed to date him.
-He can do a push-up with me sitting on his back.  Of course we all know I'm a light little thing :)
-He really likes to use napkins but I am teaching him to just lick his fingers more.
-If it is extreme he will like it.
-He is probably the most fun uncle anyone could have.
-Micah's favorite color is black/gray and he pretty much only wears black/gray shirts.  My favorite colors are hot-pink and rainbow; and I know he appreciated the pink glitter candles I put on his most recent birthday cake :)
-He loves to cook and is really, really good at it.  Win for me.
-And he is a pretty decent skier.  See video below.

-AND, Micah is now my fiancee!  Proposal details to come in another post soon!

as far as the proposal, well i think she got it pretty much spot on so i won't bother adding anything to that. instead, let me introduce you to the new lady! 

meet lara....

-lara has amazing style and always looks good next to jeans and gray (which pretty much works out perfect for me...as you can see above)
-she's a lefty
-born in july! 
-lara, unlike me, has run a marathon...something she likes to point out when i drive her car sporting a 26.2 sticker   (I have run TWO marathons...by the way)
-she loves a good adventure almost as much as a nap
-she's an all american carolina girl with a sweet southern accent! 
-like me, she likes a good challenge. and she's already challenged me to both a rib and wing eating contest...(we haven't gotten to it yet, but i'll let you know when i win)
-this is her room...which is funny because my room has always been partly painted black, with black sheets, black curtains, and well...a lot of black. 







-she finished her undergrad and grad degrees in spanish and spanish education...which might have been a little over the top because i often hear her say "i can't think of how to say it in english"....which i like to point out is her first and primary language. 
 -her favorite food is a tie between chocolate and ice cream. and her favorite desert is frosting

-and lastly....lara is an amazing mom to a beautiful little lady named juliet! she's been a great friend, was so much better as a girlfriend, and i couldn't dream up a better fiancee! i couldn't be more excited about the future with her!