Photos

First photo of us in June 2017 after first meeting at a medical conference a couple months prior- poor quality photo but high quality time!

Took a road trip early on to Savannah GA. This is us in Chippewa Square. "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump

Linville Falls off the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. This is where Krisos asked Anna to be his girlfriend!

Anna and Krisos at the 95th floor of the Hancock Tower in Chicago, IL - one of their first dates.

Anna and Krisos hiking at Raven Rock State Park in North Carolina, near Campbell University where he was enrolled in medical school. As you can gather, we realized early on hiking was a mutual hobby!

Krisos and Anna at their favorite mom and pop ice cream shop in rural Angier, NC where they frequented during medical school. This shop was featured on Food Network!

Anna and Krisos enjoying dinner at the famous Cafe Intermezzo in Atlanta, GA. The first year they dated they flew or drove between AL and NC to see each other, so here was a meeting point for them!

Anna and Krisos enjoying fall! 2017 in NC

Krisos and Anna hiking at Chewacla State Park in Auburn, AL, where Anna went to medical school at Auburn University-VCOM.

Celebrating the new year 2018 in Raleigh NC at the nationally known Brewery Bhavana!

Anna and Krisos at Campbell School of Medicine's annual gala, 2018

Anna and Krisos while visiting family in Tarpon Springs FL had the opportunity to shadow family friend and podiatrist Dr. Chris Roever in surgery! 2018

A and K in DC (April 2018) a year after they first met attending the same conference! Both served as National Liaison Officers of the Student Osteopathic Medical Assoc. advocating for DOs nationally.

Celebrating completing our first round of medical board exams! Summer 2018.

Relaxing prior to starting third year clinical rotations! Taken in Kure Beach, NC., summer 2018.

Our first concert together was a Dave Matthews Band concert! Summer 2018.

K and A had the opportunity to do their clinicals in Fayetteville, NC, where they became parishioners at Sts. Constantine and Helen GOC. This is us helping at our first Greek fest with the parish!

Krisos' first time at Disney/ Epcot! December 2018.

A and K presenting research they did together, 2019, on a rare neurosyphilis case.

Our first day as fourth year med students as "auditioning interns" in Myrtle Beach, SC! We had the opportunity to travel during Fall/Winter 2019 to different areas of the US to interview for residency

Anna and Krisos on A's birthday. August 2019, in SC.

K took A to his alma matter, the University of Illinois, to show off his old stomping grounds and to enjoy a football game! Fall 2019.

A and K in central OH where apple orchards are mainstays! We enjoyed picking and eating such fresh apples and apple cider donuts. We were interviewing in Columbus at the time, Fall 2019.

Our first time meeting our dog child Leanne in Pisgah Forest, NC! Originally a Qatari street dog she was sent to the US and lived with fosters in NC prior to us taking her. It was love at first sight!

K and A enjoying a Woodpeckers game, the local minor league baseball team where we lived in Fayetteville, NC. Spring 2020

MATCH DAY 2020! We found out we matched together at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Anna in Family Medicine and Krisos in Emergency Med. Matching together at our top programs was worth the hard work!

Due to the COVID19 pandemic our schools did not have formal graduation ceremonies in person. So we celebrated in Fayetteville and got some commemorative pictures!

We did it! DO Class of 2020

Downtown Fayetteville, NC

on Campbell University Campus on Kris' actual graduation day in May 2020. Anna graduated "virtually" a week prior.

Different schools, same degree. Fun fact- Anna got denied from Campbell's med school. Crazy how life works - she became a pseudo Campbell student obtaining multiple faculty mentors and friends here!

Campbell U home of the Fighting Camels!

A and K enjoying First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach! Summer 2020.

A and K enjoying a nice walk in their neighborhood Ghent, in Norfolk VA. They both had a "golden" weekend and took advantage of it! August 2020.

Sunset stroll on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, VA. Tired from work but happily waiting for an order from our favorite cheese/sandwich shop just a couple min walk from our house!

Anna and Krisos in Outer Banks, NC exploring the shores. This strip of beach requires a 4WD vehicle, we got to use A's Escape's 4x4 features for the first time here!

~1 hour post the previous picture, A and K had set up a picnic in the back of her car, trunk open to face the Atlantic. During our picnic Kris popped the question!

The two of us here happy, Anna still very surprised- she was not expecting this at all! Sept 19, 2020.

K's birthday Oct 20 2020! We celebrated by exploring the VA Eastern Shore. Chatham Vineyards was our first stop.

Kiptopeke State Park Oct 2020. Featured behind us are concrete ships that were used during WWII!

Joyride with Leanne! Brief trip to Shenandoah National Park in VA. Fun fact- she is a German Shepard/ Saluki (aka a Middle Eastern Greyhound of sorts) mix!

Shenandoah National Park! Leanne's first national park. Fall 2020.

K and A enjoying date night at Voila restaurant a minute walk from their house in Ghent. Fall 2020.

K and A exploring Williamsburg VA, about 50 min away. This is the closest Publix to us, so we were very excited to get some goodies and be briefly back at the Mecca!

Leanne got bit by another dog and required some surgery :( Scary time as dog parents but she was a trooper!! Fall 2020.

Happy 5th Birthday for Leanne! Pic taken Jan 1 2021. Her "birthday" (an estimated random date put on her doggie passport) is Jan 1. We think she is currently about 7.5 years old.

Everglades National Park, home of a Nike Hercules missile site utilized in the Cold War era! February 2021.

Enjoying an escape to Miami warmth to evade the VA winter! Feb 2021.

A and K got to work in the ICU together for a month! March 2021.

Quick stroll off Chick's Beach near home on a cloudy day to take a study break. Spring 2021.

Enjoying the local beach with Leanne, who despite being a desert girl loves the water! Spring 2021.

First Tides game! Norfolk's minor league affiliate baseball team. Spring 2021.

A and K being tourists in their own backyard! Enjoyed a speed boat dolphin excursion in Virginia Beach, Spring 2021.

Hanging out with our dog child!

Acadia National Park Fall 2021. Krisos' first time here, Anna's second time (first time in ~2005)!

Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park. At Sunrise! It was a cold morning but so worth it.

Leanne going on a joy ride! She used to hate the car but now she knows the car means fun (usually)!

Galivanting through the sunflowers! Fall 2021

Engagement pictures October 2021

Funny story about this evening- Anna was rushing getting ready and realized mid photo shoot she forgot to put on her ring! It was at home! It is a funny story in hindsight :)

Halloween 2021. Leanne was the prettiest pumpkin in the patch!

A and K on night shift together!! (with Anna hoping Krisos wouldn't send her an admission, haha), Jan 2022

A and K enjoying vacay in Cancun! Feb 2022. Much needed trip!!

She's realized she loves to play fetch! (when she feels like it, haha). Spring 2022.

A and K exploring the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore in Michigan! To get to this spot and back to starting point, although only 3.5 miles it felt double that hiking up large rolling sand dunes!

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore, sunset. June 2022

We had a lovely engagement party in Chicago, IL! So appreciative of all of our family and friends' support! June 2022.

Mount Rainier National Park! August 2022.

Orcas Island, WA celebrating Marina's wedding! August 2022.

Fall 2022 Pumpkin Patch trip! Chesapeake, VA

Yearly Apple orchard trip! Pungo, VA