ENGAGEMENT
Sidrak & Walters BY GRACE BEASLEY
M
ike Walters and Christina Sidrak met at a CrossFit gym
in 2014, enduring tough workouts and competitions together. Christina says she was drawn to Mike’s great listening and conversation skills. Mike, executive director of Cambridge Hills Assisted Living in Pittsboro and also a Navy Reserve officer, and Christina, a clinical pharmacist at Blue Cross NC, have been best friends ever since. On Feb. 10, 2020, the couple met friends at their favorite restaurant, Rey’s, in Raleigh, where Mike slipped the engagement ring to the owner, Rey Arias, for safekeeping. Mike and their friends made up a story about a special dessert menu and had Rey himself play along to unveil the ring on the dessert tray. At first, Christina thought it was one of their friends surprising their partner with a gift, but then realized the ring was actually for her. She was so caught off guard and happy that she doesn’t even remember if Mike popped the question. The couple plans to marry May 7, 2022, in San Diego. CM
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