Congratulations to my dear, dear friend Saket who married an absolutely lovely lady this past weekend.<\/p>\n
It took a lot of convincing to get Micky comfortable with me going, and I’m so glad I pulled it off. \u00c2\u00a0You see, Micky and I lay claim to convincing Saket to ask Chrissy out. There was this one night in August of 2011. Saket was heading to Chicago to go to a music festival with his sister Sapana (who I finally met by the way). We were talking about life, obligation, happiness, collateral damage, and risks worth taking. Our lives parallel in so many ways, and so if there were ever a mirror in which I could talk and hear my reflection give me sound advice it would be in Saket. I hope I do the same thing for him.<\/p>\n
And so Saket started his adventure that night. I’ll leave the details between those who know, but that journey led to a cross country red-eye, a great Southern\u00c2\u00a0lunch with my amazing brother, this genuine, honest, and beautiful cross-cultural wedding ceremony, a quietly amazing musical performance, and a tired flight home to my babies (who by the way wanted to know why they weren’t allowed to come to Uncle Saket’s wedding).<\/p>\n
Photo gallery here:<\/p>\n\n
Beyond just being present in the ceremony, Saket asked me to give a toast as well. I knew exactly what I wanted to say, but it took me most of the dinner to write it down, practice it in my head, and not screw it up when I was in front of the crowd. Some tears made it out, but they were genuinely tears of joy.<\/p>\n
Congratulations Saket. I hope as your journey continues it’s as wonderful as the moments you created for us this lovely weekend past.<\/p>\n
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