Wedding Planning and Traditions

On the topic of wedding planning, our friends and family have been hugely supportive in so many ways (financially and offering their time and services). I would have to say that it’s been mostly a breeze the past several months since the engagement. Two of the biggest items we knocked off our list was booking…

The Mundane Life

The other day I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who asked me how we keep our relationship going. She mentioned that it must be wonderful to be able to travel so many times throughout the year. I have to admit, it is wonderful, but aside from all the travelling that they…

He Popped the Question

Honestly, I did not expect it to happen this time around as S.O’s grandma just passed. I figured that due to our Asian culture that perhaps he would pop the question another time. We’ve talked about it for the longest time (actually all throughout the time we’ve been dating). We knew that if we were…

Thoughts on Dating a Resident

When I returned to the West-coast from an overseas trip, I fell in love with a medical graduate who had just found out they had matched to another country. We knew we didn’t have a lot of time to see if things would work out so we saw each other everyday for about a month…

Thoughts on Long Distance

I never imagined myself to be dating someone cross-borders, but here I am in that very situation. I keep reminding myself that this is temporary and it’s the choice we’ve made and we’re going to try to figure out this long-distance thing together. After all, three long years of residency in a small town in…