June 1, 2009
Couldn’t keep up with all the excitement!
First, Nelson and I moved into our new condo just a couple short weeks ago! Getting settled ….still waiting on some furniture…but for the most part we have all the big things we need. It is SO nice to not be long distance, we are finally Nelson and Amanda without the stress of buying a place, all this pressured time that comes along w/ long distance…etc. Couldn’t be happier! The area is great, takes us each about 20 minutes to get to work, we are 5 min from Nashua NH which has everything we’d need.
Second, our friends Kristy and Matt Perkowski just got married last weekend. Seriously, the MOST fun we’ve had in so long. It was a wonderful wedding all around, we had a blast (I’ll put a picture below of the beautiful bride and groom). The weekend consisted of Nelson and Matt driving us girls all around Syracuse, Nelson doing back flips, people asking me “how do you know Nelson?” meanwhile I’m in a bridesmaid dress and OBVIOUSLY there for Kristy hahaha, because I know HER. It was pretty funny…he got wedding MVP along with Walter and we have the greatest memories that can just crack us up at any moment. Best part is that the Bride and Groom had a great time and things went very smoothly. We were even lucky enough to have the bride and groom at my parents house along with us on Sunday which we were very excited about- we just couldn’t get enough!
THIRDLY, Nelson and I are engaged! He proposed Sat am 5/30/09 while out on a run…caught me totally off gaurd — he said I reacted in the first moments as if I were being punked haha. First I looked around, stood speechless….then got what was going on became teary eyed and that was that. It was funny, I was all ready to have a hard core run of at least 6 miles and after probably about 2 mi while on a thin trail Nels says, “wait, I have a rock in my shoe” …so I turn around to help him and he was down on one knee. He knew I wouldn’t be able to run after such excitement!! So, he said he was out of breath and proposing was the only way he could get me to stop. Haha. So, yesterday we went on a REAL run in the same park and he was like “damn, I don’t have a good excuse today I guess it will be a real workout ….” haha. I always love to run, which is why he proposed while running, but now I have the best memories in this beautiful park, I will probably run more than I ever have just because it makes me so happy to be there. He and I went to Top of the Hub in Boston for a 7course chef tasting Sat night which was wonderful watching the sunset along the Boston skyline. We got the 7courses so we could sit there a long time and enjoy the view.
Some pics: Kristy and Matt’s wedding, Nelson and I in the park 5 minutes after getting engaged, then Nels and I at dinner Sat night…
Now, Graduation is on Saturday and I’m heading to Maine tomorrow!! I am sooooo excited to have my friends and family (Nelson’s and Mine) all together in one place at one time. How perfect! I am more excited about that than actually graduating I think..or, I guess it just doesn’t seem real that we are done w/ medical school. I’m sure it will hit me Saturday! I cannot believe its FINALLY here, felt that it would never, ever come.
