March 2022 Wrap Up

• PA visit with Prash where we played Machi Koro, celebrated Sarika’s 30th birthday and his appacha’s birthday
• SOAP madness, free roots from friends, and 18 interviews in less than one week. So proud of Prash for crushing it.
• Match Day!!! We’re headed to Salt Lake City, Utah. King Family Vineyard and The Local dinner to celebrate.
• Med School Crochet club night very wholesome people. Made cute little spiral toys for cats at the animal shelter
• The Arrow reunion in NOVA. Feeling sentimental because it’ll probably be the last one for a while with Meredith moving to San Diego and Katie traveling to her rotations
• Walking with Prash holding my tote bag matching his shirt
• French toast breakfasts
• Watching the last UVA basketball game of the season
• Lunch with the big bro while he’s in town to bike
• Met with Desmond to talk about logistics of getting married in May… before we’re even engaged but after pre engagement counseling at least
• Found and signed a lease for our first apartment in Salt Lake City. Liberty Village (Later to be known as Sugar Flats) here we come!!

February 2022 Wrap Up

• winter ginseng supplement sent from mom
• Prash taught me how to fill my car tires with the new car pump he bought for me since I’ve been driving back and forth to RVA for my travel job
• Lady and the Tramp projector movie and pasta valentine’s date
• Chef Prash cooking dinner so I can watch the olympic men’s ice skating event post work
• Pro Re Nata with STICU gals
• Onitama, Troy, and Winery visits with Troy and Prash
• Hot Yoga Charlottesville for the month of February to help me get through winter sadness
• Tried out Madabolic and boxing for the first time (I am not a boxing gal)
• Fiasco of moving Shannon’s crazy roommate and problem solving our way out
• Ate at Torchy’s tacos which had bigger tacos than brazo’s with an awesome queso 10/10

January 2022 Wrap Up

• Start of the new year and waking up after reflecting on the year prior with Prash
• Miami with Anya, Jeff, Prash…. and COVID
• My first 13 week travel contract at VCU and waking up at 5:00AM to leave the house. Feeling nervous but excited to earn 3K a week and do all day shifts in the STICU. Such a win
• meeting up with an old UVA nurse turned NP at VCU
• Everyplate meals prepared by Prash, coffeeshop reading dates for pre-engagement meetings, BANG! date with Prash yummy food but his odd first cocktail choice (tastes kinda like lemon ginger cough drop)
• Playing with Sabrina and Stephen’s cute kiddo Theo with Prash
• Feeling a little of the winter sadness but being busy has helped immensely

January 4-9, 2022 Miami

Day 1-2

• Visited my high school friend Anya and met her boyfriend Jeff for the first time
• Loved starting off the new year with COVID Omicron edition and ~Miami~. In my defense, I did not have symptoms before getting on the plane to Miami but the next day boy did I feel it. I had the worst sore throat of my life, night sweats, and lost my voice.
• The warm weather was such a nice change of pace though from the cold weather in NYC/Canada/VA. I am a huge fan of going to a warm location in the winter to break it up.
• Got to play some monopoly deal and a new game called guillotine
• They’re in the art district so got to walk around and see a whole lot of beautiful murals and enjoy their patio with perfect sunny weather

Day 3

• Went to Bacon Bitch for brunch which was kind of like a brunch hooters so unexpected but still an interesting experience
• Rode on a citi bike for the first time so scary but also a lot of fun
• Saw the Miami Beach Botanical Garden
• Laid out on the beach
• visited a couple cool art museums with cute japanese inspired art pieces and interactive art
• Played Viticulture for the first time and won!!

Day 4

• Rode a lime for the first time by myself and was terrified but also had a lot of fun
• Ramen and tofu bowls for lunch with icecream for dessert
• Explored Wynwood art park which had more colorful murals and interesting sculptures

Day 5

• Vizcaya Museum and Garden was for sure the highlight of the trip. Everything was so beautiful and lovely. It was also way bigger than I anticipated it to be. Definitely a whole day affair and worth just leisurely walk around.
• Saw a fun lizard and played with a cute little pond bird. The orchids in the house were real too.

Day 6

• Last day and ending it with kingdomino another banger of a game. At this point, I think Prash also caught Omicron and was feeling it pretty badly so he wasn’t doing too well… in the game.
• Headed to the airport and got two empanadas as a fun snack before boarding.

Hope to be back soon, but without COVID!

December 2021 Wrap Up

• Early December traveled up to Canada and visited Edmonton and Banff.
• NYC Christmas adventures with Prash’s family ended short with surge of COVID omicron edition (boo)
• Corolla Beach house Christmas with my family. Everyone really went all out on gifts this year. It was awesome. Played national parks board game.
• Hosted Prash’s family for his mom’s birthday
• Saw spiderman in a fancy theatre with shannon. Gotta watch all the previous spiderman movies now.
• Had savery oats for the first time via shannon
• Failed my CCRN exam by 4 points… felt super bad about this and was worried I wouldn’t be able to work my first icu travel nurse contract. It ended up being ok but still disappointed in myself post Christmas.
• Finished OCHEM with an A (woot)
• Arrow dinner reunion in NOVA
• Dec 31st tradition of going through the year’s pictures with Prashanth before the new year post Christmas town in Willamsburg

December 17-21, 2021 NYC

Day 1

• Went out for a Guiness with Prash an his older brother Nish in a cute little tourist pub
• Prash’s literal green eggs omelet was underwhelming but fun to look at
• had to bundle up in the cold windy conditions
• explored Hell’s kitchen and spotted cute little snowmen scultures
• had lunch at Chelsea’s market
• saw Belvedere Castle in central park and pretended to be rulers of the city
• visited the Morgan Library and Museum

Day 2

• Diner dash kinda breakfast with speedy service but also low key a stressful NYC vibe to it
• Saw the ice skating rink at Rockefeller center for the first time
• Admired the fun Christmas window displays put on by Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Saks Fifth Avenue
• Dyker Heights Christmas Lights with Rachel and Graeme and they had the craziest light show displays for a home
• Today was a classical Rom com Christmas movie experience

Day 3

• Last day in NYC calls for breakfast bagels in the hotel
• visited the MET and just love impressionism paintings. Got to see the real deal of some painting prints I have at home.
• Tall ginger bread house displays
• KBBQ and cookies for dinner
• Bummed Dear Evan Hansen was cancelled because of Omicron COVID but such is life
• Lots of changes in plans but an overall fun first travel experience with Prash’s family. Hopefully next time I won’t have to also be studying for the CCRN.

December 2-11, 2021 Canada

Part 1 BANFF

• Parents dropped us off at the airport with yummy fruit and kimbap
• Gina-mama picked us up at the calgary airport I believe and Prash drove us to the cabin close by to BANFF.
• I got to sleep on a comfy bed while Prash slept in this cute orange cocoon sleeping bag on the first floor
• In the morning we walked around BANFF and it was SO cold. -10 degrees F but thankfully with no wind.
• It was so beautiful but definitely left me wanting for more. Will have to return in the summer time to see it then.

Part 2 Edmonton

• Majority of our time was spent in Edmonton after a quick pit stop at Linda and Jacob’s place. We were able to get them their first ornament of two little booties to welcome in their soon to be little girl.
• Played multiple rounds of rummy
• Went to an edmonton oilers game vs LA kings (who won)
• Beat Prash in mini golf for the first time at the local mall which had both a skating rink and waterpark inside!
• Bouldered at the local climbing gym
• chopped up some ice on the side walk for the first time. People in Edmonton are built different!
• Had to take an OCHEM exam but crushed it thankfully
• Had a mini breakdown when our flight told us it was going to be delayed an extra day… the sun was rising at 10am and setting at 4pm, simultaneously studying for my OCHEM final and CCRN exam which I would have to take when I got back to the states and trying to turn in all my paperwork for my first travel nurse job. I was not well.
• Thankfully Prash’s family were super supportive through all of it and we had a constant flow of yummy snacks and Wheel of Time to watch
• This would also be our last trip before I also got TSA precheck and was quite memorable. “Sir please take off your shoes” “But they’re sandals” “Prash, take off your shoes” “Oh ma’am you can keep your shoes on” “What…?”

November 2021 Wrap Up

November brought new transitions and vibrant foliage!

• Yi and Truman’s cabin wedding. Learned about Jack in the box games (Rap battle) and Untitled Goose game (RAKE IN THE LAKE). Played mini golf.. Prashanth beat me but one day I will be victorious!
• Dairy Market with Mia and Natalie
• Prashanth and I spending the holidays together for the first time celebrating Thanksgiving day with my family and then the weekend with his family in Williamsburg
• Had my last day at STICU with an eventful admit but feeling like a boss. Teared up as I clocked out because I will miss the team and patients. 2.5 years with UVA. Next up: travel nursing in Richmond!

October 2021 Wrap Up

October was such a fun month!

• Big bro got my pearl pendant fixed for my birthday
• Got to see Angela and Christian for the first time since their wedding and they got to meet Prashsanth.
• Traveled to Chicago for the weekend for the wedding of Prashanth’s childhood friend from New York. It was super well done and had beautiful pieces of the bride’s Chinese background mixed in with a traditional dragon dance.
• Met up with Mercy for the first time since Jordan and she also got to meet Prashanth. Indiana Dunes National Park
• Jukebox the Ghost in DC at the 930 club for Prashanth’s delayed birthday present
• Attempted to do the triple crown in one day as a throwback memory but we ended up only doing McAfee knob and Dragon’s Tooth… note to self should probably not attempt a 24+ mile hike on your heaviest period day. We still had a good time and grabbed brunch at a cute little diner
• STICU winery day
• Homecoming and last YAR feels bittersweet but thankful for all the friends who came into town
• Traveled to NC Outer Banks for Alex and Atticus’s wedding. Tried my luck on a one wheel (way harder than anticipated). Played spike ball for the first time and I’m pretty good! Burned the bottoms of my feet from a freak bonfire incident (ouch!) Prashanth was so good to me through it and soaked my feet in cold water. One of us got a little too turnt, but such a funny memory now.
• Costco date with chicken bake and berry ice cream
• Rockclimbed outside
• Watched No time to die (last movie in the James Bond series) 4/5 great action but meh dialogue
• Said goodbye to Alan my fave travel nurse and future CRNA
• Tried trivia at fry springs for the first time with Natalie and her speech path friends.
• Cornmaze birthday party fusion for one of Prashanth’s med school friends. Surreal to be introduced as Prashanth’s gf and not be so nervous about it.
• CG spooky testimonies/retreat cute time spent with church friends
• face masks with Shannon got me geeked

September 2021 Wrap Up

• Saw Shang Chi and it was so fun! Loved the romance between the dad and mom (iconic). The different fighting styles also reminded me of the fire nation vs air nomad tribe like in Avatar the last airbender.
• Visited Veritas Winery for my 25th birthday and had dinner at Now and Zen with the parents. Ended the night with some sweet tiramisu cake (my fave).
• Got to celebrate Prash’s 26th birthday later in the month too with carrot cake and McDonald’s breakfast and a Horton winery visit with the worker also sharing his birthday! What are the odds? Lost in tic tac toe but can’t win em all.
• Visited Merrie Mill this time with Alan (travel nurse friend) and there was also a vintage car show going on
• Changed out my air filter for the first time in 1.5 years… oops.
• Iconic honey nectar wine at Keswick winery “can you see the gold?”
• Glasshouse winery with sonia and Mia
• Mount Ida winery with STICU friends. Played splendor and was low key under dressed… didn’t get the memo it was one of the fancier wineries.
• Stone Mountain winery was beautiful and possibly my favorite winery so far but man it was a climb/off road adventure to get there. My car also broke down just as we got back to cville so that was no bueno. Had to use Troy and Drew Precious’s AAA to help get my car back to my apt complex

Lots to celebrate in September and getting super close to finishing the Monticello winery trail! Feeling excited for year 25 and sentimental looking back at year 24.