Recipe Secret Santa

I participated in Reddit’s Recipe Secret Santa.

For my Secret Santa, she was from the Midwest ad wanted more ethnic recipes, in particular Chinese recipes, she also mentioned she like chocolate and breads.

Recipes for my giftee

Recipes for my giftee

I sent her recipes for:

  • Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • Banana Bread

  • French Crepes

  • Beef Chow Fun

  • Crab Rangoon

My Secret Santa did an amazing job, she sent me Betty Crocker’s The Big Book of Cupcakes, 2 recipes and some personalized stickers, notebook tea!

Thank you so much for such a thoughtful present!

Recipes, stickers &tea from my Secret Santa

Recipes, stickers &tea from my Secret Santa

Betty Crocker’s Big Book of Cupcakes

Betty Crocker’s Big Book of Cupcakes

Second Shot Done

Received my second COVID-19 vaccine shot today & ready to take on the world! ✔️✔️

If you haven’t gotten your vaccine shot yet, I recommend making your appointment on the Walgreens or CVS app.

Happy Birthday Daniel!

Happy Birthday to my amazing boyfriend Daniel!

Today he turned 5 years old, we had Pokemon themed birthday decorations and went to the zoo! He even saw his favorite animal, the snow leopard, who came out just for him!

I hope you have the most amazing birthday, I LOVE YOU!!!

Happy May!

April showers brings MAY FLOWERS!!! 🌸🌼🌺

May also marks Asian American Heritage month! This month we celebrate all the accomplishments the AAPI community has made.

I am 100% Chinese and proud of it!

1 Shot Down, 1 More to Go!

Today I received my first dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine! I was pleasantly surprised how seamless and painless the process was, literally!

1 shot down, 1 more to go!

I had made an appointment to get my shot at my local pharmacy, Walgreens. I arrived 15 mins early (as directed) and I had checked in, completed all my paperwork and received my shot before my appointment time! Walgreens was super organized when it came into the check in process and did not have a backlog of patients, so no long waits.

I was a bit fearful of the pain from the shot, but it was not even a prick - I did not even feel it. I know people say “you barely feel it” about the finger prick test, but you can definitely feel the initial penetration of the needle; this was not even close - I did not even feel it happening.

Needless to say, I was very impressed at how quick and painless the whole process was!

For those of you who still need to get the vaccine, it is not as daunting as it seems. I would suggest booking your appointment through the Walgreens or CVS website or app, I personally found the app super easy to use. Walgreens usually releases their appointments around midnight EST and CVS sometime in the morning (9 AM or earlier). Walgreens will make both appointments for the 1st & 2nd shot for you at once, which is super helpful and convenient.

Feel free to message me if you have any questions or need help booking an appointment!

Thank you to the amazing crew at Walgreens for a wonderful experience, see you in 3 weeks for my second shot!

Happy Earth Day from Escondido Falls!

Happy Earth Day from Escondido Falls in Malibu, CA!

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Daniel, Ian & I went for a hike in Malibu at Escondido Falls. It was a fun hike, however the end of the hike was a bit anti-climatic so would suggest other hikes if you have more time. The waterfall sadly had dried up and all we were left with was the little droplets in this photo. This hike was good exercise and a good moderate hike for the summer heat for about 1.5 hours, including the walk to/from the parking lot.

International Pageant Day

Throwback to my days as Miss New York! 👑

Happy International Pageant Day to all my pageant sisters! ❤️

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I was and am still so honored and humbled to represent such a miraculous state as New York!

This title was my first big title win and a life changing one at that. I learned so much and felt like I was really able to make a difference in my community during my reign. This title opened many doors for me to help me achieve my platform of empowering youth through education and led me to found the young professionals council of the non profit New York Edge and eventually become their president!

Never be afraid to shoot for your dreams! 💫

Happy Easter

What a wonderful day for an egg hunt and to celebrate Easter!

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I celebrated Easter this year with my boyfriend and his family in Minnesota. They hosted a fun Easter egg hunt for me! Check out some of the photos!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

Happy π Day

π (Pi) Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate and brings out the inner math enthusiast in me! I love math and a math minor in college, I was only a math minor because I could not double major across the business school and the arts & sciences school at my college.

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Pi Day is celebrated on March 14, 3-14, representing the first 3 digits of Pi. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

To celebrate π day today, I had some circle shaped foods (pies), including:

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  • Blueberry Pancake Pie from Vikings & Goddesses Pie Company
    The pie is a buttermilk chess with blueberries and lemon zest in an all-butter pie crust

  • Chicken Alfredo Pizza from Red Rabbit
    The pizza garlic cream sauce, grilled chicken, bacon, charred scallions, sun dried tomatoes

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It is crazy to think last year I was celebrating Pi Day with some friends in Brooklyn at Four & Twenty Blackbirds. Who would have known that was one of the last days of normality before the global pandemic really hit NYC and the US.

International Women’s Day

Happy Intetnational Women’s Day!

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Happy International Women’s Day! 💜

Here’s to strong women.
May we know them.
May we be them.
May we raise them! 💪

Then and now (2020 celebrating together in person & 2021 celebrating together apart)

Then and now (2020 celebrating together in person & 2021 celebrating together apart)

Who knew this would be one of the last big events I’d celebrate with my coworkers and friends.

Happy Pokemon Day!

Pokemon Happy Meal

Pokemon Happy Meal

Today marks Pokemon’s 25th Anniversary!

Guilty - you caught me, I may have gone to McDonalds today to purchase a Happy Meal to celebrate! Check out their cute collaboration with Pokemon to celebrate Pokemon 25!

I used to play Pokemon Yellow and Silver on my Gameboy color, those were the days!

Who was your favorite Pokemon? I was always a fan of Eevee & Vulpix! #OGs

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day! 💕

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Thank you to the sweetest valentine for these gorgeous roses that won’t die on me - you know me too well! I love you Daniel Kurkowski! ❤️

These are preserved roses that should last for a few years! I don’t have a green thumb, so these are perfect for me!