Mackenzi and Eugene need a car!
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Hello there! Welcome to our family van gofundme :)
Short and sweet:
We have an expanding family and some aging cars. We want to enlist your help in getting us a sweet minivan! We know that the whole no wedding ceremony thing was weird, but we are poor medical students! In lieu of a wedding gift or a baby shower gift, please consider giving to this fund so that we can properly live the family life: in a minivan!
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Longer story:
Mackenzi and I met during the first year of medical school, we moved in together during second year, got married during third year, and will have our first child during fourth year.
We didn't hold a ceremony for our wedding because of cost and time: two things that a medical student does not have. This bummed out a lot of you, we know, and we want to celebrate this incoming life with you! But for similar reasons, we likely cannot.
So instead of receiving baby shower gifts or wedding presents, we are asking that you donate money to our rad minivan fund. We both have aging Toyota sedans, which are loyal and trustworthy, but between the two steeds there are about half a million miles and over two decades of service. Sooner or later, one will have to go out to pasture.
Additionally, a four-door sedan is insufficient for two parents, a baby, and a Honey-bear (our recently adopted 10yo pitbull/lovebug). So that's why we have our eyes set on a used Toyota Sienna, the only 4WD minivan on the market. We're looking at a newer one for longer-lasting van fun, so likely in the neighborhood of $10-15k.
That's where your donations come in. Any amount helps. If we reach the fundraising goal, cool then we can start car shopping. If we don't, then no biggie as the monies will still be collected and put away for that rainy day when our Toyota Camry or Corolla fails us.
So please help equip our family with the raddest tools out there! We will take so many silly photos with the van and keep you all posted on the adventures associated with this fanciful steed.
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Her version of the longer story
(Of course I have to put my spin on the story.)
When Eugene and I met, I doubt that either of us could have predicted how quickly our lives would become so completely intertwined. I just knew he was someone from my tribe and (as he says) he knew he had to “lock it down fast”.
Since our fateful medical school meeting, we have had some exciting adventures. We’ve journeyed from the classroom into the clinic. We’ve journeyed cross country and traveled up and around both coasts. We’ve journeyed into each other’s lives and homes and families. Now we are preparing to embark on arguably the most exciting and daunting and love-filled journey of them all: parenthood.
When we found out about the little nugget of life growing inside of us, we were filled with all of the emotions. We floated on just feelings for some time, experiencing the fragility of new and growing life and a boundless sort of love. We had our first ultrasound on the 16th of April. Upon seeing our little one bobbing around in my belly, little heart quickly beating away, reality came sweeping in. We are expecting! We need to prepare! We need to figure out a sleep space (Honey can’t sleep wherever she wants anymore) - and clothing - and storage - and space - and feeding - and care - and fourth year schedules - and everything seemingly all at once. One might say we both started nesting as hard as possible.
Eugene and I haven’t done things traditionally, so to speak. We knew what we wanted and knew we could rely on one another and those we love to help us achieve those things. Our marriage was just us - and though money and time played a part - it was also perfect for us. In building a life for our child, I want to include all of the people whom we love and whom I know will love our little one.
We are asking for your help: for a more trustworthy way to cart this little one about as we move towards family life during residency. I don’t know if I would say a minivan for sure (do I have to concede after the first baby?!) - but we do think this is an important step for our little, growing family.
We are so, so grateful for the love and blessings that we have experienced in this lifetime. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Much love, and thank you very much :)
Short and sweet:
We have an expanding family and some aging cars. We want to enlist your help in getting us a sweet minivan! We know that the whole no wedding ceremony thing was weird, but we are poor medical students! In lieu of a wedding gift or a baby shower gift, please consider giving to this fund so that we can properly live the family life: in a minivan!
-------
Longer story:
Mackenzi and I met during the first year of medical school, we moved in together during second year, got married during third year, and will have our first child during fourth year.
We didn't hold a ceremony for our wedding because of cost and time: two things that a medical student does not have. This bummed out a lot of you, we know, and we want to celebrate this incoming life with you! But for similar reasons, we likely cannot.
So instead of receiving baby shower gifts or wedding presents, we are asking that you donate money to our rad minivan fund. We both have aging Toyota sedans, which are loyal and trustworthy, but between the two steeds there are about half a million miles and over two decades of service. Sooner or later, one will have to go out to pasture.
Additionally, a four-door sedan is insufficient for two parents, a baby, and a Honey-bear (our recently adopted 10yo pitbull/lovebug). So that's why we have our eyes set on a used Toyota Sienna, the only 4WD minivan on the market. We're looking at a newer one for longer-lasting van fun, so likely in the neighborhood of $10-15k.
That's where your donations come in. Any amount helps. If we reach the fundraising goal, cool then we can start car shopping. If we don't, then no biggie as the monies will still be collected and put away for that rainy day when our Toyota Camry or Corolla fails us.
So please help equip our family with the raddest tools out there! We will take so many silly photos with the van and keep you all posted on the adventures associated with this fanciful steed.
------
Her version of the longer story
(Of course I have to put my spin on the story.)
When Eugene and I met, I doubt that either of us could have predicted how quickly our lives would become so completely intertwined. I just knew he was someone from my tribe and (as he says) he knew he had to “lock it down fast”.
Since our fateful medical school meeting, we have had some exciting adventures. We’ve journeyed from the classroom into the clinic. We’ve journeyed cross country and traveled up and around both coasts. We’ve journeyed into each other’s lives and homes and families. Now we are preparing to embark on arguably the most exciting and daunting and love-filled journey of them all: parenthood.
When we found out about the little nugget of life growing inside of us, we were filled with all of the emotions. We floated on just feelings for some time, experiencing the fragility of new and growing life and a boundless sort of love. We had our first ultrasound on the 16th of April. Upon seeing our little one bobbing around in my belly, little heart quickly beating away, reality came sweeping in. We are expecting! We need to prepare! We need to figure out a sleep space (Honey can’t sleep wherever she wants anymore) - and clothing - and storage - and space - and feeding - and care - and fourth year schedules - and everything seemingly all at once. One might say we both started nesting as hard as possible.
Eugene and I haven’t done things traditionally, so to speak. We knew what we wanted and knew we could rely on one another and those we love to help us achieve those things. Our marriage was just us - and though money and time played a part - it was also perfect for us. In building a life for our child, I want to include all of the people whom we love and whom I know will love our little one.
We are asking for your help: for a more trustworthy way to cart this little one about as we move towards family life during residency. I don’t know if I would say a minivan for sure (do I have to concede after the first baby?!) - but we do think this is an important step for our little, growing family.
We are so, so grateful for the love and blessings that we have experienced in this lifetime. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Much love, and thank you very much :)
Organizer
Eugene Kim
Organizer
Coopersburg, PA
