Just one week after Match Day, I finished medical school! Holy crap, it still hasn't hit me that I'm done. And after moving all of our worldly possessions into storage and my parents house in the course of one weekend, we immediately took off halfway around the world. We went to the north island of New Zealand and to the kingdom of Tonga, and both were AMAZING. Luckily, I have a lot of family in New Zealand, so BF and I just went from city to city visiting everyone and exploring. Oh yeah, and something pretty big happened.... Here are some pictures capturing the adventures:
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| Family in Auckland |
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| My Grandma when she was young eating a chicken wing. I see where I get it... |
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| Hahei, NZ |
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| Hahei, NZ |
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| Hahei, NZ |
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| Hahei, NZ |
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| Cathedral Cove, NZ |
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| Cathedral Cove, NZ |
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| Cathedral Cove, NZ |
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| Cathedral Cove, NZ |
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| Cathedral Cove, NZ |
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| Purangi Winery |
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| Purangi Winery |
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| Hot Water Beach, NZ |
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| Hot Water Beach, NZ |
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| Hot Water Beach, NZ |
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| Hot Water Beach, NZ |
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| Hot Water Beach, NZ |
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| Hot Water Beach, NZ |
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| Hot Water Beach, NZ |
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| Hot Water Beach, NZ |
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| Hahei Beach, NZ |
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| Hahei Beach, NZ |
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| Hahei Beach, NZ |
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| Hahei Beach, NZ |
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| Hahei Beach, NZ |
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| Hahei Beach, NZ |
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| Hahei Beach, NZ |
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| Crescent moon - I can't help myself! |
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| Hahei Beach, NZ |
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| Family in Gisborne, NZ |
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| Family in Gisborne, NZ |
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| Awesome winery that does everything based on the lunar calendar |
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| Our cute little hut in Tonga |
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| View when you walked out of our hut |
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| Ha'atafu Beach, Tonga |
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| HE PROPOSED! WE'RE ENGAGED!!!!!!!!! :D |
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| Ha'atafu Beach, Tonga |
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| Pangaimotu, Tonga |
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| Pangaimotu, Tonga |
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| Pangaimotu, Tonga |
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| Pangaimotu, Tonga |
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| Silly dog on the beach |
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| Pangaimotu, Tonga |
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| Auckland, NZ |
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| Auckland, NZ |
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| Auckland, NZ |
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| Mario and Princess Peach |
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| Auckland, NZ |
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| Auckland, NZ |
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| Waiheke Island, NZ |
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| Waiheke Island, NZ |
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| Waiheke Island, NZ |
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| Waiheke Island, NZ |
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| Waiheke Island, NZ |
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| I'm a natural! Must run in my blood - my grandma was into archery! |
So in case you didn't catch it in the photos above... BF PROPOSED!!!!! We're engaged, y'all!!!! I am beyond excited, and sooo happy! I mean, I knew it would happen eventually, but I thought it wouldn't be until intern year or so. We're engaged!!! EEEEEeeeee!!!!!! :D
May 29th, 2014. The day I have inadvertently been waiting for since before I can even remember. It still feels surreal. I have worked SO hard to get where I am now. I have sacrificed so much: mentally, emotionally, personally. I had to introduce myself as Dr. D for the first time the other day, and it felt so wrong. As long as I've been waiting for this moment, and it can't possibly be here yet, right?! 
