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In&nbsp;Michelle's&nbsp;words&nbsp;💕&nbsp;(asked&nbsp;BK&nbsp;his&nbsp;input&nbsp;lol) We&nbsp;met&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;good&nbsp;ol'&nbsp;year&nbsp;2000&nbsp;😅🥴.&nbsp;Bryan&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;junior&nbsp;and&nbsp;me,&nbsp;a&nbsp;sophomore&nbsp;at&nbsp;Chesterton&nbsp;High&nbsp;School.&nbsp;We&nbsp;had&nbsp;Algebra&nbsp;together.&nbsp;We&nbsp;sat&nbsp;diagonal&nbsp;from&nbsp;eachother&nbsp;and&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;remember&nbsp;is&nbsp;that&nbsp;we&nbsp;joked&nbsp;around&nbsp;here&nbsp;n&nbsp;there&nbsp;and&nbsp;made&nbsp;fun&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;teacher.&nbsp;What&nbsp;he&nbsp;says&nbsp;he&nbsp;remembers&nbsp;is&nbsp;staring&nbsp;at&nbsp;me&nbsp;(my&nbsp;long&nbsp;legs&nbsp;he&nbsp;says&nbsp;🙄🤦🏼‍♀️)&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;id&nbsp;never&nbsp;give&nbsp;him&nbsp;the&nbsp;time&nbsp;of&nbsp;day&nbsp;bc&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;braces&nbsp;and&nbsp;felt&nbsp;like&nbsp;a&nbsp;geek🤓.&nbsp;We&nbsp;both&nbsp;were&nbsp;in&nbsp;relationships&nbsp;anyway&nbsp;so&nbsp;nothing&nbsp;came&nbsp;of&nbsp;it.&nbsp; Kind&nbsp;of&nbsp;crazy,&nbsp;14&nbsp;yrs&nbsp;later,&nbsp;he&nbsp;sends&nbsp;me&nbsp;a&nbsp;friend&nbsp;request&nbsp;on&nbsp;Facebook,&nbsp;then&nbsp;slides&nbsp;into&nbsp;my&nbsp;DMs.&nbsp; He&nbsp;pretty&nbsp;much&nbsp;said&nbsp;hey&nbsp;I&nbsp;remember&nbsp;those&nbsp;long&nbsp;legs,&nbsp;can&nbsp;I&nbsp;take&nbsp;you&nbsp;out?&nbsp;Haha&nbsp;😄&nbsp;&nbsp;something&nbsp;like&nbsp;that.&nbsp; I&nbsp;told&nbsp;him&nbsp;no&nbsp;bc&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;relationship&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;knew&nbsp;was&nbsp;ending&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;say&nbsp;all&nbsp;that&nbsp;just&nbsp;said&nbsp;no&nbsp;sorry,&nbsp;taken.&nbsp; A&nbsp;few&nbsp;months&nbsp;later&nbsp;when&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;actually&nbsp;single,&nbsp;messaged&nbsp;him&nbsp;n&nbsp;said&nbsp;"you&nbsp;still&nbsp;wanna&nbsp;take&nbsp;me&nbsp;out?"&nbsp;N&nbsp;he&nbsp;said&nbsp;YEP. We&nbsp;were&nbsp;pretty&nbsp;inseparable&nbsp;from&nbsp;then&nbsp;on,&nbsp;moved&nbsp;in&nbsp;together&nbsp;2&nbsp;months&nbsp;later.&nbsp;Been&nbsp;a&nbsp;family&nbsp;of&nbsp;3&nbsp;with&nbsp;our&nbsp;chihuahua,&nbsp;Alejandro. We've&nbsp;been&nbsp;through&nbsp;together&nbsp;the&nbsp;loss&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;2&nbsp;angel&nbsp;fur&nbsp;babies,&nbsp;&nbsp;Sugar&nbsp;&&nbsp;Ace.&nbsp; Bryan&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;to&nbsp;me&nbsp;in&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;of&nbsp;2020&nbsp;after&nbsp;6&nbsp;years&nbsp;together.&nbsp; We&nbsp;started&nbsp;seriously&nbsp;talking&nbsp;about&nbsp;being&nbsp;engaged&nbsp;probably&nbsp;in&nbsp;2018,&nbsp;so&nbsp;every&nbsp;big&nbsp;holiday&nbsp;or&nbsp;milestone&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;kind&nbsp;of&nbsp;wondering&nbsp;when&nbsp;he'd&nbsp;ask.&nbsp;After&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple&nbsp;years,&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;telling&nbsp;him&nbsp;that&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;getting&nbsp;old&nbsp;and&nbsp;time&nbsp;was&nbsp;ticking.&nbsp;I&nbsp;went&nbsp;from&nbsp;dropping&nbsp;subtle&nbsp;hints&nbsp;to&nbsp;throwing&nbsp;grenades&nbsp;😅.&nbsp;My&nbsp;sister,&nbsp;Char,&nbsp;told&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;start&nbsp;writing&nbsp;notes&nbsp;in&nbsp;odd&nbsp;places&nbsp;like&nbsp;the&nbsp;toilet&nbsp;paper&nbsp;rolls,&nbsp;etc🤣&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;sure&nbsp;I&nbsp;would've&nbsp;tried&nbsp;that&nbsp;next. I&nbsp;also&nbsp;had&nbsp;the&nbsp;help&nbsp;of&nbsp;my&nbsp;family&nbsp;&&nbsp;his&nbsp;asking&nbsp;him&nbsp;at&nbsp;every&nbsp;get&nbsp;together&nbsp;when&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;asking&nbsp;me.&nbsp;I&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;personally&nbsp;thank&nbsp;everyone,&nbsp;&nbsp;especially&nbsp;Harriet&nbsp;Fanzo&nbsp;(his&nbsp;best&nbsp;friends&nbsp;mom)&nbsp;for&nbsp;laying&nbsp;on&nbsp;him&nbsp;as&nbsp;thick&nbsp;as&nbsp;peanut&nbsp;butter&nbsp;every.single.time.&nbsp;lol It&nbsp;was&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;29th&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;&nbsp;said&nbsp;&nbsp;to&nbsp;Bryan&nbsp;"well&nbsp;nov&nbsp;came&nbsp;n&nbsp;went"&nbsp;lol&nbsp;bc&nbsp;i&nbsp;could've&nbsp;swore&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;gonna&nbsp;ask&nbsp;on&nbsp;11/11&nbsp;bc&nbsp;we&nbsp;text&nbsp;that&nbsp;"make&nbsp;a&nbsp;wish"&nbsp;alot.&nbsp;But&nbsp;he&nbsp;didnt.&nbsp;N&nbsp;he&nbsp;said&nbsp;November's&nbsp;not&nbsp;over&nbsp;n&nbsp;I&nbsp;said&nbsp;well&nbsp;only&nbsp;2&nbsp;days&nbsp;left&nbsp;so&nbsp;yeah&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;lol.&nbsp;(I&nbsp;had&nbsp;no&nbsp;clue&nbsp;he&nbsp;already&nbsp;had&nbsp;the&nbsp;ring) Then&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;getting&nbsp;ready&nbsp;for&nbsp;work,&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;cpl&nbsp;hrs&nbsp;b4&nbsp;leaving.&nbsp;I&nbsp;Just&nbsp;made&nbsp;him&nbsp;a&nbsp;lunch&nbsp;n&nbsp;fed&nbsp;dogs&nbsp;n&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;just&nbsp;talking.&nbsp;N&nbsp;he&nbsp;said&nbsp;"whenever&nbsp;I&nbsp;do&nbsp;ask,&nbsp;im&nbsp;nervous&nbsp;about&nbsp;what&nbsp;to&nbsp;say"&nbsp;n&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;rubbing&nbsp;my&nbsp;left&nbsp;hand&nbsp;n&nbsp;finger&nbsp;lol&nbsp;n&nbsp;I&nbsp;said&nbsp;"don't&nbsp;touch&nbsp;my&nbsp;wedding&nbsp;hand&nbsp;like&nbsp;that&nbsp;unless&nbsp;you&nbsp;mean&nbsp;it&nbsp;lol"&nbsp;n&nbsp;I&nbsp;said&nbsp;"but&nbsp;don't&nbsp;b&nbsp;nervous,&nbsp;go&nbsp;ahead&nbsp;n&nbsp;practice,&nbsp;&nbsp;tell&nbsp;me&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;mean&nbsp;to&nbsp;you"&nbsp;(at&nbsp;this&nbsp;point&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;really&nbsp;just&nbsp;messing&nbsp;around&nbsp;n&nbsp;happily&nbsp;trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;hear&nbsp;him&nbsp;just&nbsp;tell&nbsp;me&nbsp;how&nbsp;much&nbsp;he&nbsp;loves&nbsp;me&nbsp;😅😅😅. Then&nbsp;he&nbsp;said&nbsp;"well,&nbsp;you're&nbsp;my&nbsp;best&nbsp;friend.&nbsp;Idk&nbsp;what&nbsp;I'd&nbsp;do&nbsp;without&nbsp;you,&nbsp;you're&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;good&nbsp;person&nbsp;inside&nbsp;n&nbsp;out.&nbsp;N&nbsp;I&nbsp;just&nbsp;love&nbsp;you&nbsp;so&nbsp;much."&nbsp;N&nbsp;I&nbsp;said&nbsp;"awe"&nbsp;then&nbsp;olly&nbsp;interrupted&nbsp;us&nbsp;and&nbsp;barked&nbsp;at&nbsp;bryan&nbsp;bc&nbsp;he&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;water&nbsp;so&nbsp;bryan&nbsp;got&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;that.&nbsp;Then&nbsp;when&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;done,&nbsp;I&nbsp;said&nbsp;"alright&nbsp;now&nbsp;come&nbsp;back&nbsp;n&nbsp;finish&nbsp;telling&nbsp;me&nbsp;how&nbsp;great&nbsp;I&nbsp;am"&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;just&nbsp;kidding&nbsp;n&nbsp;laughing.&nbsp;N&nbsp;he&nbsp;came&nbsp;back&nbsp;over,&nbsp;grabbed&nbsp;my&nbsp;hand&nbsp;again&nbsp;n&nbsp;got&nbsp;on&nbsp;1&nbsp;knee&nbsp;n&nbsp;started&nbsp;talking&nbsp;n&nbsp;I&nbsp;said&nbsp;"woah!&nbsp;No&nbsp;get&nbsp;off&nbsp;your&nbsp;knee,&nbsp;u&nbsp;can't&nbsp;do&nbsp;that&nbsp;for&nbsp;pretend!"&nbsp;N&nbsp;then&nbsp;he&nbsp;kept&nbsp;going&nbsp;n&nbsp;took&nbsp;out&nbsp;the&nbsp;ring&nbsp;n&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;like&nbsp;REALLY?!!&nbsp;OMG!&nbsp;YOURE&nbsp;REALLY&nbsp;DOING&nbsp;IT!"&nbsp;(I&nbsp;literally&nbsp;thought&nbsp;the&nbsp;box&nbsp;would&nbsp;b&nbsp;empty&nbsp;lol)&nbsp;then&nbsp;I&nbsp;saw&nbsp;the&nbsp;ring&nbsp;n&nbsp;just&nbsp;started&nbsp;crying&nbsp;in&nbsp;shock.&nbsp;I&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;see&nbsp;it&nbsp;coming.&nbsp;We&nbsp;both&nbsp;were&nbsp;crying&nbsp;n&nbsp;he&nbsp;said&nbsp;he&nbsp;cried&nbsp;when&nbsp;he&nbsp;pulled&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;driveway&nbsp;and&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;work🥰😭.&nbsp; We&nbsp;have&nbsp;waited&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;pandemic&nbsp;and&nbsp;finally&nbsp;happy&nbsp;to&nbsp;plan&nbsp;our&nbsp;day.&nbsp;We&nbsp;purposely&nbsp;chose&nbsp;a&nbsp;venue&nbsp;that&nbsp;has&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;chill&nbsp;vibe&nbsp;like&nbsp;the&nbsp;2&nbsp;of&nbsp;us,&nbsp;a&nbsp;place&nbsp;to&nbsp;really&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;the&nbsp;company&nbsp;of&nbsp;family&nbsp;and&nbsp;friends,&nbsp;cant&nbsp;wait!

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