More Happiness

Happiness is waking up in the middle of the night, and feeling the heat of the person next to you. You turn around and see them in their most peaceful, innocent, and vulnerable state. They breathe as though the weight of the world lays on anyone's shoulder but their own. You smile, kiss their face in the most gentle manner so as not to wake them. You turn back around and an involuntary grin forms on your own face. You feel an arm wrap around your waist, and you know it doesn’t get any better than this.

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Truly Happy Thanksgiving

This year I feel God's blessing through every little detail of my life. As I was driving to work and listening to the radio playing Christmas music, I reflected upon my life at this very moment. This thanksgiving day, I'm truly happy and thankful for my family. It was not extravagant or anything. just simply being together and spending time on the holidays with each other is all you need. We just finished eating Thanksgiving brunch. Omg!! So much food! And we cooked it all and started eatting before our expected time. A whole hour earlier. =) the food was delicious. we had an awesome time. Talking about the food, the drinks and the shopping later. I felt so blessed and loved as I drove on interstate. On my way to another Thanksgiving get together with Vinh's family. And you know the feeling you get when you listen to Christmas music. That nostalgia feeling. <3 I know one day in the future, I can look back on this moment and know I have happy days. This one included. Thank The Lord. I arrived at Vinh's uncle house and spend some more time with my future family* I already feel like a part of the family already* And I stopped for a moment in between my bites of food Vinh fed to me and really allowed my heart to be really happy in this moment. No one can take that away. I love him so much. And I love our family. both his and mines. Vinh walked me to my car and I told him how awesome it is that we celebrated 2 thanksgivings. One with my family, and one with his. <3 Will every year from now on be like that?! Idk but this year was sweet and so comforting and I feel so blessed. Thanks God. For everything.


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Grey Circle Lens

I recently received my package from an order I made @pinkyparadise.com for circle lens. I ordered from them before 2-3 years ago and loved it. Their website is very secure and has many selections. They are very professional and emailed me about an out of stock item quickly. The response time and professionalism is excellent. The package came in much faster than last time considering it was internationally shipped to me. I know their products are genuine from a Korean manufacturer because I only see good reviews on them. They happen to be the largest circle lens online store also so I highly recommend ordering your circle lens from here.


There was a promotion going on for Halloween and I received a free pair of circle lens. And each pair of lens you buy, it comes with a cute animal contact lens case. So cute! I really like the grey hippo and purple elephant.


Here's what they look like! I only ordered 3 lens. The brown one was the free pair I received.



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Praying for my Father-in-Law

My father-in-law to be has been hospitalized for over a week now. He had a perforated colon and had to go through emergency surgery. He's getting better day by day, but I really hope he gets better soon. We all been praying for his recovery. So many friends and family come to visit him. We all love him so much and really appreciate everyone's support and love. I've been staying at their house with my mother-in-law to be. Just being there really comforts her since she has a heart condition. She worries a lot and Vinh stayed at the hospital with his dad. Especially the first week, he stayed with his dad while I stayed with his mom. My parents are cool about it because of the situation. All they have is Vinh and me. Vinh's dad is getting better today. His WBC went down and he also respond to us when we call his name. So hopefully he recovers soon! Please pray for him if you're reading this. Thank-you! Everyone been so supportive and visits him a lot. It is all you need in this time. Family. <3 br="br">
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Vinh and I

My ring: Simple classic round cut center stone custom made w/ Verragio inspired design.



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Coolinary New Orleans

Other than Hurricane Isaac, August was a cool month. With www.Coolinaryneworleans.com!
GW Fins, Iris, and Cafe Adelaide.
I been wanting to make plans to go hang out with Thu but we been so busy. But after some sad news about her life, I immediately took her out for a much needed girl night out. It was perfect because GW offered their Coolinary menu on weekdays only anyways.
Our appetizers with thai calamari and porkbelly/watermelon tasting. The fancy drink is for Thu.




Thu had the seafood bouillabaisse and I had the Batwing. We ate the pecan pie with Ice cream before we remembered to take a photo. Lol! And we were so full to finish the cheesecake. Awesome dinner!




The following week, when Vinh and I had off from work. So,we went to Iris. It was nice cause we dressed up and had a nice evening out as a couple alone. =)




For beginners: He had the duck salad and I had the BLT-like salad. Our entrees: He had the Drum fish and I had the Ranch Pork. And desserts: He had the watermelon sorbet and I had the panna cotta. We also forgot the photos when desserts came out. Haha

Lastly, we went out for Anna's belated birthday at Cafe Adelaide. It's right next to swizzle stick bar in the Lowe's hotel!
Appetizers: I had the shrimp corndogs, and TV had the sweet corn soup velouté, and Vinh and Anna had the veal rillettes.




For our entrees: I had the Duck, Anna went with scallops, ThaoVi had the Fig injected Veal, and Vinh with his grilled Drum.




For desserts: I had cookies and Ice Cream. Anna had her cake, ThaoVi with her bread Pudding and Vinh finished the night with coffee.



I only ate the ice cream cause i was too full to try the cookies too. We boxed it to go to savor later But, we had such an awesome time, we forgot the cookies. Lol!
It was great that Nola had this awesome event going this month. It gave me a chance to try new restaurants. Cafe Adelaide will be a frequency eatery for me. Thanks Coolinaryneworleans!

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Engagement Photo

Happiness is in this moment.

Trying on Wedding Dresses

Random day off. So I called David's bridal to look and try on a few dresses just for fun. I went with Vinh. I showed the consultant a few dress I liked from the catalog and we started there. This is the first one I tried on.... And Vinh liked it right away! Dress by Oleg Cassini, very exquisite designer. Made for curvy girls.

Oleg Cassini made very nice A-Line dresses! But it was a little out of my price range. Of course, if it was the one, I wouldn't mind the price. But it had to be "The" dress! Pretty close, but this wasn't it. So, moving on.

Vera Wang is a divine designer. Love the way it holds my waist and make me feel like a princess. Really hugs me in the right places on top. But the bottom is too extravagant for me. I only considered it because the price... It is a steal! It was an optional dress.

Again, another Oleg Cassini. I like this because of the sweetheart. He's a very truly talented designer. Very comfy dress and hugs my chest and waist well while hiding my bottom half. Hehe

It's okay... And the rest of the day was a whomp... I tried a few more dresses but wasn't worth taking pictures.

Love the ruching done on this dress. But it did feel like it was the one. Sigh, I tried on a few more and was tired. None really called out to me. At this point I was settling for the Vera Wang dress cause of the sale price. But was it really worth it? Either that or the first Oleg dress. Because Vinh liked it and The dress was a good 7-8. But I felt like there's gotte be something more. Awaiting my 10. =P

Then few days later I came back with my sister this time. Retried the first Oleg dress and the Vera one just to be sure. I loved how the Vera hugs my waist. But I tried a few different ones this time. Jaime told me I should try a mermaid dress. I was skeptical but need to keep an open mind... So here we go!

Love the blue! It'll match my theme right away. But it's too funny to do that with your wedding gown. I think. But I gave it a try.

I gave this a try too... A-Line light and flowy dress. It was okay..

Finally, little did I know, as soon as I walked out and turned to look at the mirror.... This was it! Thank you for my consultant for helping me try a figure hugging dress. I loved it so much I didn't want to take it off!

Veil time! This is a simple w/beading one.

This is a log cathedral veil... Illusion of having a bigger dress.

Trying to see if I can sit in it! =)

Since I didn't go with the Vera Wang dress... I got this Vera Veil! =) It was simple and the perfect length! Not too long or too short. And I need to only wear one veil instead if stacking on 2+ veils for volume. Vera made this with layers already. =) smart women.

Thank you Deanna for helping me find my dream Wedding Dress! The $50 off Sale made it much more fulfilling! It was just perfect everything. When you find the one, everything just falls into place!

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On my day off...

... I went to Lakeside mall!


I been trying to go to the mall more often to get my ring cleaned. The people there are so nice! They remember me and Vinh so well. They talk to us on such a personal level every time we pass by. Today, she asked if I wanted to look at the band that goes with my ring because it just came in. It was so lovely when I tried it on! And we kept on talking and talking and she cleaned my ring for me! I love how it looks when it's so sparkly and clean! Well, I end up getting a jewelry cleaner and she taught me how to use it too! So now, I can always have my ring clean as much as I want... without having to come to the mall so often. I can't wait to use it! And right next to Lee Michaels is Popcorn Bistro.


This place has all kinds of flavored popcorn. My favorite is White Chocolate Pretzels. They let us try samples too! Very fun day already! Oh, then we had a quick bite at Cafe Du Monde for their Beignets and frozen Cafe Au Lait. I also stopped by Victoria Secret to claim the free undie we had a coupon for! Love their free undies, Haha! On the way out I was testing out some fragrances at Macy's and fell in love with the Chanel Chance newest perfume Eau Tendre. It is wonderful and matches my moment right now. It's a happy scent. It makes me feel so nice when I put it on. A newly engaged/Bride to be kinda feeling. =) idk how to explain it but it's feels just right. After the mall I went to Barnes and Nobles and look at some wedding planners.


I compared it all and liked the purple one best, but the cover was messed up and I wasn't sure if some of the pages were lost. So I drove all the way to the Westbank's B&N and got it! =) it was brand spanking new with the cardboard inside. We were planning to go watch a Movie and just wanted to kill time so we went to cherryberry for some Taro frozen yogurt. But they didn't have that flavor today. But right next to it was a cupcake boutique called Gigi's cupcakes.


Cupcakes looks awesome with their three-tier icing swirl!


But yes it is alot of icing. Afterwards we went back to Metairie to meet up with my other sister and ate Izzo's illegal burrito and Nachos.


It was a quick bite also. Then we went to watch "Think like a Man." =P what beautiful day off to spend with my sisters. Now I'm home playing with my wedding planner book! So excited!!!


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Engagement Details

The Decor: Cake, Dessert Station, Fruit Phoenixes, and The Tea Set.




The Procession: Firecrackers, Groom's family bearing Gifts, Whole Roasted Pig, Bride's family receiving gifts.




The Menu




The highlights: Cake, Remy XO, Lobster Xao, Vietnamese dishes, Hennessy Privileged and Patron, Crawfish.




The Family: Letting the good times roll!




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15 things you should give up

This is such a coincidence that a FB friend shared this link about my latest post. Some of the things are spot on of what I learned in life. But there a few things on this list I can take and improve myself. Yes, I believe that I'm quite a happy person. However, for all humans, there is always room for improvement. So I take this self-improving, spiritual reading, and food for thought material and make myself a better person.
15 things you should give up

So here I fill some Quotations relating to lesson learned in life.

If someone comes into your life and has a positive impact on you, but for some reason they can’t stay, be thankful that your paths crossed and that they somehow made you happy, even if it was just for a short while. Life is change. People really do come and go. Some come back, some don’t, and that’s okay. And just because one person leaves, doesn’t mean you should forget about everyone else who’s still standing by your side. Continue to appreciate what you have, and smile about the memories. — with Gyamjo Moktan Lama
Each of us has our own unique flaws. It's the cracks and flaws that make our lives interesting and rewarding. We should accept people as they are and then look for the good in them. Nobody is perfect and that's what so priceless about it. There is a lot of good people out there. There is a lot of good in us! Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life! — with Chime Azuwike
"Take chances, take lots of them. Because honestly, no matter where you end up and with whom, it always unfolds the way it should be. Your life decisions make you who you are. You learn and grow with each choice you make and that's a good thing. Everything is worth it in the end even if you don't understand it now. Trust the journey. Say how you feel, always. Be you and be okay with it."
“Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty. In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed their success to the lessons learned during their most difficult times. Adversity is our teacher. When we view adversity as a guide towards greater inner growth, we will then learn to accept the wisdom our soul came into this life to learn.” ~Barbara Rose~

Life and its lessons

Where do I start to write what I learn? You know how people mention how your life will turn out depends on the decisions you make today? It's true. I decided how to deal with someone who hurted me. I don't want to hate them for it. Because that takes too much negative energy. And it'll all be wasted energy. I learned that long ago. It's much easier to let things go than try to change/fix something you can't control. But this person was close to me and I can't let it go lightly because I still value what we had. So I thought, I can still at least respect this person as I would a stranger. I forgive this person but it doesn't mean I want to be friends with them again. I want to respect myself and stay away from people like that. I can't let myself be treated that way and let them think it was okay. Because it was not. I know my intentions were well in our friendship. But now knowing their friendship was underhandedly selfish, I felt used and in the end abused. Its depressing really, but that's ok. We live and we learn. I hope this person will learn also and be a better person with all their friendships and relationships in the future. I still hope the best for them because I know the good they have instilled in them. I feel my part in their lives are over and we should all move along but still cherish the good times we had. Its a lesson learned. No, it can not be salvaged because 1. It will never be the same again. 2. The more you try the worse it gets. So it's best to let go and learn from it. As I grow older, I want to deal with these life blunders in a much simpler way and also in a well mannered way. View the situation as a whole big picture and not just at the moment. Although it did ended abruptly, I can not change that. But what I can do is decided how I want to deal with this. So here I am. I felt my friendship with her did not enlighten me in life during the friendship. Only the breakup was where I learned the most. I learn that people are different and you must accept that everyone is different. I didn't know what arrogant meant. To me, when we were arguing I confused it with ignorance. I had to look up arrogance and read into it. Omg, it takes one to know one I guess. The hypocrisy in it all, she's the arrogant one. I guess that's why it's in her vocabulary. As for me, I have a case of ignorance. But I view my ignorance as a blessing because I'm easily a happy person. I was told this by a nun with much respected wisdom that I have a simple mind. I lived with her for two years and she said it's a blessing because she knew I was always happy. A few years later I was told by a different person the same exact thing. I'm a happy person because my head is wired in a way to block certain things. And honestly I recently realized this about myself even when it was told to me many times. I don't know how I do it either, it comes naturally. I think it is also the reason why I can do what I need to do as a respiratory therapist. So I thank God and view it as a blessing. I deal with life as it comes to me. And because of this friendship, I know how to deal with arrogant people. Treat them with respect and always be kind. Yeah and hope that it will rub off on them. =)

Borgne

We wanted to go to GW Fins but it was booked up for dinner time. So we decided to go to a new place. =)

I had the sear tuna salad. Vinh had the Blackened Drum with pecans and lump crabmeat. Anna had the oyster spaghetti. It was awesome and we were so full.


Oh, did I mentioned Vinh ask me to marry him? I said yes of course! =)





Oh, after dinner we had to walk off the food. I made Vinh take pictures with me around the Hotel. Thanks Anna for being our photographer. LOL!



He makes me laugh all the time. I'm very happy. I love him so much. I can't wait to be married to him. ❤


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