I’m a slacker…

…not really! I’ve been super busy!

Sorry I haven’t been updating as religiously as I usual do, familia y amigos! :-] With the move, Halloween, and work, Mike and I have been so so busy! :-/ Thank you all who helped us moved!! We love you all. Thank you to our professional painters (who almost had a critical moment when they nearly ran out of paint for Dennis’ room) :D But it’s okay, Mike not only knows how to stretch a buck, he can squeeze out that last drop of paint out of the brush (especially if it’s gonna save us…or Dennis…that $8.49 for an extra bucket) ;D
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Disneyland & Chin Po

Anh 2 DoanToday we took Anh 2 Doan to Disneyland. He learned a few things today. Today Anh Hai Doan learned what a tram is, who Indiana Jones is, what Splash Mountain is, what It’s a Small Wolrd is…and that all his cousins are FAT! Hahaha. We walked around Disneyland and everytime we weren’t on a ride, we were in line buying something to snack on. A turkey leg, chimicunga, pretzels, sodas, frozen lemonade (not to be mistaken with lemon-made), churros…you name it, we ate it! Then on the ride home, we had to stop by the drive-thru Starbucks! :) ) It was fun though!

Chin PoThen Mike & I stopped by his parents’ to drop off some pictures and a CD and we say Tina’s new puppy, Chin Po from Barstow. HE’S FREAKEN CUTE! Half Chow-chow and half Labrador but 100% cuteness!!! :-] Right now he doesn’t do much but follow his mommy (Tina) around, but he’s still cute! We stayed a little to help decide on a name for him and decided to name him “Chin Po” after that big guy from Disney’s Mulan.

Now the weekend’s over. Next weekend, I’m moving!!! Anybody who wants to help us move, give me a call! Help is always appreciated. :>>

Happy Birthday, Anh Nam!!!

FamilyIt seems like my weekends are so busy now! Today Bao drove Anh 2 Doan to our place and from there we drove together to Co Muoi’s house. We were schedule to come to help Linhnypooh out with her hair for Homecoming, but we were a bit early so Muoi took us to “Ooo…Ooo…Oooo” Onagi for lunch (YUM!) :>> Then around 5ish, “the enemy” came to pick up Linh and her friends and we left Muoi’s to go to Anh Nam’s birthday party in Corona (the city not to be confused wit h the beer :P ). We had a lot of fun, ate some good food and took a million pictures of the babies! Then my cousins left their babies & wives at home and took us bowling! Hahaha. Guess who got 141 and beat freaken everybody! :yes: Thai wins for best form, however! Hahaha. We were so loud Bao swears that the guys working their told our group “at the end” to shut up. Oh well…we didn’t! Hahaha. :) )

We then went home and played a competition gave of “Like Minds” against Bao & Thanh for DINNER! Mike and I won the first game but they played double or nothing and well, it’s nothing. Hahaha. But it was fun!

And that’s an average Saturday for this nutty, yet great, family.

The entire family…finally together!

Anh 2 DoanMy cousin, Anh 2 Doan, is finally here. This is the first time that I’ve met him and he’s super cool. We are so excited to have him here. He landed at 3:40pm at LAX and we didn’t leave the airport until 6pm! At home, we threw him a party (with lots of KFC for some reason) and had a great time. Everybody was so happy. Ba Noi had tears of joy. :yes: The weekend has been crazy busy since his arrival but I have a feeling it will be like that for a while, but I look forward to every minute. :p

Orange County Executive Board

I had dinner with Hong & Roger. It was Roger’s turn to cook and he did a great job! We started off our meal with wine w/ cheese & olives. Then we had a salad that I don’t know how to spell..haha..and he served us an eggplant casserole with rice and butter croissant for dinner. For dessert he made the cutest orange cups. It’s the orange shell filled with orange jell-o! We had our guests for the night, Andie & Anne Eurose…pending members of the Orange County Executive Board, but since Andie is actually IN Orange County, the race isn’t too close. :>>

The best was the entertainment Roger had set up for the night! We played JEOPARDY! Roger used his really cool Jeopardy game that he uses for his kids (He’s a teacher) and customized categories for us to play! Categories were: All About Anne, All About Hong, All About Thi, All About Vil, All About Roger, Inside Joke, Teachers, etc. Hahaha. It was hilarious!

Category: INSIDE JOKES
KOO LOVE ___
Thi: What is YOU!!!!!

And guess who won! :yes:

We have 3 cameras worth of pictures but none of those were mine…hahaha…I’m sure they will turn up online somewhere!

The Raddison, Brea Mall & Lazy Dog Cafe

This weekend was really chill. It started with a date I had with the girls (Van, Bao & Tina). We were suppose to go clubbing Friday night but nobody did the resource and Bao couldn’t get into any of the clubs because she’s 20 so we ended up going to the Radisson hotel in Brea to meet up with Bao’s friend, Dalton, who’s a kickass guy & bartender. We ate some good food, had a few drinks created just for us, took some lame camera phone pictures and went home. There was a frat party going on and well, none of us were drunk enough to crash it, so we didn’t. Hahaha.

Saturday I went to cut my hair at Salon Russo then Mike & I went to get his clothes tailored (for really cheap!) and went home to have lunch w/ Mom & Dad. We waited for Van to come home from work, then Mom, Bao, Van and I went SHOPPING. We bought some stuff (oversized Stila lipglaze for $20) and went to dinner with the family at The Lazy Dog Cafe.

Now it’s Sunday and I’m just going to relax, try to get some scrapbooking time in, work out w/ Mike and watch some old movies (~) from our DVD collection.

Tomorrow is Monday… *sigh* :**:

Tina…Tina…Tina…

tina bday
happy happy birthday! (:o)

Today after work, Mike and I drove to GG to join the family for Tina’s birthday dinner. We ate at Tien Tien in Cypress and it was good. You know “bo luc lac”? Have you tried it w/ oysters instead of beef. To quote Steve, “Looks like turd, but tastes really good.” :) )

On the drive home, we called up Van & Bao to stop by for (^) ice cream cake, and do my sisters ever turn down ice cream cake…uh, NO! :yes: So Van & Dennis & Bao came and we had some cake, open some presents (G) and then continued a silly tradition…yes, we gave Tina a birthday pyramid…”What’s that?” you ask? Well, you better mosey-on-down to the photo album to find out. It’s pretty amusing and it makes her happy. (L)

Birthday Weekend Recap

lapFriday was Lap‘s Birthday and we went to D&B and all got wasted! Hahaha. Van ended up singing karaoke with a complete stranger…and let me tell you, Van can sing…but when she’s drunk, she’s a freaken DIVA! Hahaha. :) )

Saturday I called Randy around 1:30 in the afternoon. The first thing he says to me is “I’m so drunk” and I replied with “In the afternoon?!!!” Hahahaha. I don’t even know if he remembers me calling him! :-]

I continued my Saturday at Lap & Longmy‘s birthday party at home. We had a lot of good food, and a lot of good company. We decided around 8ish that we were all going to go clubbing for Lap’s birthday but guess who forgot her ID at home and killed it for everybody…ME!!! :( Tina said subconsciously I just didn’t want to go…you know, since I love clubbing so much. |-|

cakeSunday was my R&R day. Did a little cleaning, went swimming with Van & Dennis…made some dinner with Mike, Van & Dennis and watched some T.V. (Season premiere of Charmed)

And that’s my weekend. :-]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO…

Lappie (9/7)

lap… is 21 this year! Yay! We went to D&B with him last night and had a great time. He got tipsy! Hahaha. Van did too and sang karaoke with a stranger. I had like 5 scooby snacks. :yes: We won 2 rounds of drinks from Van & Dennis from pool! I’m good when I got alcohol in me. Hahaha…otherwise, I suck.

Long (9/8)

long…is 12 this year! Today is her party at home. She has a really long wish list which is great since it made it so easy to shop for her. Happy Birthday, favorite cousin.

Randy (9/11)

randy…is also 21 this year. It seems weird for him to be turning 21 because for some reason I think he’s older than he really is. Hahaha. I’m suppose to go do this fun sushi thing with Randy but well, I can’t afford it. Hahaha. Happy Birthday, Randy! Don’t turn into a mean drunk. Hahaha.

Tina (9/14)

tina…is 24 this year. Happy Birthday, Hot Momma! We will probably be celebrating her birthday this Tuesday with a family dinner. Party hard, girl! Happy Birthday, Wendy!