Valentine's Day w/ Fiancé

We went to dinner at SoBou, (South of Bourbon) a brother restaurant of Cafe Adelaide & Commander's Palace from Brennan's here in NOLA. We started of with the cutest spinoff of Tuna Tartar Ceviche topped with Avocado Ice cream all in a waffle cone. It was more casual and down to earth place compared to their other restaurants. It was a comfort food chill place to eat & drink! From a bunch of pork rinds to a root beer float brewed by Abita and a Foie Gras Burger all in one Entree. But it also had a few modern dishes. Honey had the Sorfrito Crusted Yellowfin Tuna on a bed of pickled veggies. We added the Mac & Cheese and side of Roasted Garden Veggies. We finished the night with a Cherry Brandied bread pudding topped with Vanilla Ice Cream. Dinner was awesome!
















Did I mentioned earlier today we bumped into each other at the mall... getting Valentine's gift for each other?! We busted each other!! It was so funny. ❤ I guess we are meant to be! We waited Til our dinner date to do the opening of the gifts. The dinning area had a huge display on their walls of bottles! Covered from ceiling to floor gave it a cool warm-like ambiance. It felt romantic but still casual enough to enjoy dinner.








When we went home from dinner, we share the chocolate covered strawberries with Mom and Dad. Vinh got me another DY bracelet! and I love it! Every jewelry piece he gets me, I wear it! especially on special occasions. I got Chanel Cologne for him. I told him when I was picking it out... This scent reminded me of him everytime he first gets out of a shower. Haha so Fresh and Clean! His mom likes it too! Haha. We also got a goodie treat bag from Kim Anh! Dad was teasing and texting her about it. It was a sweet Valentine's day! Thanks to my new family-to-be. I can't wait to share many more holidays with them.


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My Pre-Wedding Session

I'm so excited to share my Pre-Wedding Photos!!

Thank you Hong Nguyen @Phuong My Photography for taking such wonderful pictures of Vinh and I. It was a very fun and wonderful experience for a soon to be married couple. This is part of what it's all about as an engaged couple. It was also my birthday so we had an awesome day date. The activities planned for the day couldn't flow any easier than it had. The weather was awesome and we didn't hit any parade traffic going to the locations. Thanks to my brother-in-law Anh Nhan for letting me borrow his brother's vintage white car to use as a prop for our photos. It was the main thing that inspired the rest of our theme. Thanks to my love Vinh! I couldn't do it without him making me laugh. My sisters Thao-Vi and Anna for helping make my plans go smoothly. And also a surprise guest photographer, Christie Froom for being Hong's assistant and my 2nd photographer for the day. Most importantly, God, for blessing us with such a beautiful and wonderful day as our backdrop for all our photos.

Special Thanks to all who helped make this photo session happened!

--Hong Nguyen of Phuong My Photography

--Mary from J&M Studios

--Anh Phan of Eufloria Designs

--Yen Do of SweetSurprise Cupcatery

More Pictures coming soon!

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Vinh & Van by Phuong My Photography

Two more months!!

Today is my birthday!!! Happy birthday to me! Vinh and I took our Pre-wedding photos today! Here's a Sneak peek!

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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