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Congrats to Trieu & Thanh Nguyen

Congrats to the Newlyweds, Trieu & Thanh Nguyen! We are so happy to celebrate the marriage of two great individuals. Welcome to the family Kathy! We love you guys with all of our hearts!

                           

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Walk AC and Prep for the Wedding

                 

Day: Started the day hanging out around The Walk for some shopping.

Evening: Went to Formica Bakery to buy some fresh bread.  They have a cafe store front, but you can buy loafs of bread, baguettes, and hoagies anytime and any day at their bakery all the way in the back through the alley.  The smell of fresh baked bread is an inviting smell to those who have not experienced that.

Task: To make 30 centerpieces, main vases and more.  Tram does a great job with floral arrangements.  We had called it a night around 4am while she stayed up till 6am working on them.

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Mur Mur Mondays

During our Phillie walk around Chinatown, I was able to get to know my Uncle Loi and his daughter Sophie Nhu.  Nhu is the sweetest little girl and a neat freak.  I am very happy to see my Uncle be so complete.

Borgata's Club, Mur Mur does Mur Mur Mondays.  Some of my gals came out and we had a blast of dancing the night away!

                 

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Philadelphia SW Love

                   

Airport: Left at 5:15am. Morning coffee and breakfast at Austin java in ABIA with a good friend. (We both had to fly out) Southwest Airlines always give great customer service!! At Houston Airport, I had to get some latte from Peet's Coffee & Tea.

Random: I like the sign I saw while enjoying my 2 hour layover.

Philidelphia: Landed. Not much sight seeing here because I had to meet up the gals to eat my late lunch/dinner.  Wendy's daughter, Breanna, can never get my name right. Amy is close enough. That girl can work an iPhone better than most people I know! Huong's daughter, Kim Ngan (gray), is so smart and dieu! I love them both! We always eat at Nam Phuong , their family package is always a good deal! Bo Luc Lac here with watercrest has been and will be my favorite here.

Family: My cousin, Rosita, has the cutest baby girl, Emmabelle. I still can not believe she's expecting her baby boy in December!

Recap:  It has been a little over a year and a half since I have been back up here.  I enjoy seeing my family and friends here.  Off to bed early to hit the boardwalk for my jog!  <3 the ocean!

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Ashes, Frenzy, Pigg, - Oh My!

Part 1 Image Gallery of Work, Garden, Boombox - Yee Haw!

                     

Work: The usual day at the liquor store.  If you follow me Lawnee then you'll find out how bored I got when I find a cowboy hat and sit in front of a camera.

Errand: The Great Outdooes Nursery Took my mother to go buy some orchids here.  I always enjoy seeing different unique plants they bring in (we buy a lot of them) and how they decorate it around statues of Buddha.  There was a Thailand Super Size Elephant Ear that I had to take a picture with just to show how big the leaf was.

Break: Went to Fair Bean Coffee for my usual Tortilla Espanol Italian Sausage with Fresh Red to drink.  Did some work and read. Chilled there for a while before the concert.

Concert: The Parish Room Went to see Amongst the Oaks & Ashes, A Fine Frenzy and Landon Pigg perform.  They were awesome! Event Landon played a new song and his Coffee Shop with A Dress to Kill. A Fine Frenzy rocked it! She ended her night with Almost Lover which I thought was the best song through out the whole night.  This event is their first event to kick off their fall tour. Please note that the pictures from the concert is from Jeni.

Found out that I had experience claustrophobia where I had experienced some of the symptoms. Boo! Never had I experienced that before and I have been to many events where space is tight.  I just needed to get some fresh air and not stand too close to the stage. I like standing close to the stage. :)

After the concert, I somehow found myself at Lucky Lounge watching Boombox perform on their regular Tuesdays.  I had a blast hanging out with Oscar and Breanne!

Recap: This Tuesday was jammed packed! Work, errands, friends, concerts and drinking. Washed my car thinking it will rain on Wednesday.  Nope!  I needed the car wash anyways, it was glittered with bugs from my drive this past weekend. Went to two concerts and enjoyed both! I went with great friends and had a blast. I learned this time aroung that concerts always do well with Blue Moon. :)

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Torchy's Kind of Day

             

Morning breakfast : Torchy’s Tacos. http://www.torchystacos.com/

Lunch: First Chinese BBQ. Got roast duck and pork. http://www.firstchinesebbq.com/

Work: Got some new tequila shaped as a bullet. Crazy. Hijos de Villa Bullet Reposado Tequila

Field Trips: Cu Lon & Cu Quay (tan)

Music: Today went well with Owl City. Their album Ocean Eyes is actually really good. http://www.myspace.com/owlcity

Recap: Did not do yoga today because I had to slang booze for 11 hours.  I am hoping that I can wake up in time to attend Keith’s session of Vinyasa at Dharma Yoga.  It did feel a bit weird to not be doing yoga or jogging today.  Though a day of rest is always good. I do not want to over exert my body. Gradual workout and healthy eating is key albiet I did not eat healthy today.

   I am still debating about my return date in November. Finally I got the 'go' to decided.  I am also officially registered 2009 Atlantic City 51st Marathon participant. I had registered Rosita and I and crossing my fingers that everyone else did too.  Rosita is pregnant therefore we are doing the benefit walk (2 miles).  If anyone else is interested in joining, here is the link: http://bit.ly/E8YhE . This is for a good cause like any other benefit event.  The more the merrier!

  I have a friend in Philadelphia that I would love to catch up with. Then couple of friends in NYC to have lunch/dinner.  I am having problems trying to find a place to stay within budget.  I have to remember that I will be part of my Rosita’s baby shower and Emmabelle’s 1st birthday.  I also have to get something for Jaiden’s 1st birthday that I will not be able to attend at the end of the month.  I need to get a gift for my cousin’s wedding that 11th and keep in mind that I do eat out a lot there.

  I have a wedding I have to attend the 17th in Houston. This way I can spend time with my girls on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday evening I will be my good friend’s date and then catch up some more on our lives.  I still cannot believe we have been friends for 7 years. Though I am not surprised because I have many friendships that are 7+ yrs long.  I love and appreciate all my friends.  Without them, life is just plain and dull like  a plain breakfast taco. Must spice up our life like having soming yummy Torchy's Tacos!

 

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Pecan Street Festival Funday

Pecan Street Festival, Austin, Texas
Roamed the streets of food, arts, crafts, music and attractions with my sister Nancy and Allen.

We all love balloons and clowns.


Jimmy's Italian Ice
Austin Planetarium! Support them!
Sony PS3.
Hot Sauce Store. They had tastings in the back.



Goodpop is actually really good.
Got Shrooms?

Local Art.
Nancy and Allen.
To tell the truth, the only thing I was looking forward to was funnel cake. Funnel cake makes me happy. :) After a rough week, I deserve this sweet, in moderation of course. That means I shared when we all know I can inhale it.


Snake. Had to pet it.



Alamo Drafthouse for dinner & movie with Allen, Nancy, Jeni and Tienman.



Recap: It was a Sunday Funday! Hung out with my sister the whole day. Pecan Festival, Wholefoods, Alamo Drafthouse and ended the night with Blue Moon. Blue Moon just ties the night nicely. :)

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Let's Go Out

Tool: This is my favorite office supply at the store. Makes my life easy. It can staple arse load of papers with very little work. I like.

UT Game Day: Support & Shade. Nice.
Sam's Club: Running errands. Bought Lost Symbol while I happen to see a line of people waiting for samples. Crazy people. Good thing I am getting Chik-fil-A for lunch, if not, I would have to wait in very long line. :)
Dinner: Mushroom soup.



Chef Max: brought over some samples.
A needed night out with the Trios. Ran into Simon. :)
Lanai.

Trios.

Birthday Boy: Teddy Simon.

My Liz at Frank. I needed sausage. I was hungry.

Got the beer brat. Yumm~

Recap: I really needed a night. I'm glad the night went the way it did. People are available at certain moments in life for a reason. Not everyone, nor me at times, can make it out for all the outings, needed drinks or "let's just do something." I know deep in their heart, they would if they could. I am just thankful for all that I have. Yes, I am thankful for good brats.

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Regular Day

Errands: Whole Foods. Sun Harvest.

Took my mother to go shopping. Picked up some orchids and had to stop by the Gelato Bar!
Field Trips: CiCi, MiMi & Lilly. I love seeing them great me at the door!
Their thinking: " I'm not excited about you.. I just want to run outside and play!"

Recap: Still in the 90's but better than 103. Feels cooler and I can not wait till fall!

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