Mikaela moved to California from Texas for a temporary internship , once it was completed she graduated college, and ended up staying in CA because she was offered a job. After living in Washington for many years, Kris moved back to California to be closer to his family. Coincidentally, Kris works at the same hotel that Mikaela completed her internship at, just in a different department.. Living in this small mountain town means we have mutual friends, so we saw each other outside of work regularly. We finally decided to spend time together one on one, and since that day we knew we were meant to be together forever.