Then and now....

timmy (aka babycakes) and ethan.....

happy anniversary!!!!

we had an unforgettable dinner at Roy's on 08/08/09

( and the best part.... it was practically free, employee discount + gift certificates = awesome meal) See for yourself...
trevor tried everything on the sampler platter, (very impressive)


we pretty much the same meal, mine was over risotto and his over pasta, both were delicious


And no sharing on the dessert, we each had our own creme brulee, mmm...mmm...

One whole year( even though we feel like we have been married for about 7) .... and many, many, many( times infinity and then some) more to come

Pics from my wedding shower

this was a few years ago

Just Thought i would share some unforgettable memories


here's a picture of me opening up presents, and yes i was forced to wear the tiara. Pot set from Mau Sau, Cau Dung Anh, Tiffany and Micheal. Its now one of my favorite pot sets.




Thao and Deborah....So cute!!!!!


me, chara, reanna, deborah and isaiah... one happy family

Timmy and me ( and yes that is Thao in the back....)

Thao, Tina, Jenny, me, deoborah, leann and tiffany....

Update: Trevor and I went down to the court house and got married on 8/8/08 ( best day ever!!! and luckiest too) , wedding date TBA.

cute couple!!!!

a picture of us in las vegas back in 2005

Hawaii 2007

In November of 2007, the week after Thanksgiving, Trevor took me to Hawaii. It was a very long flight but it was so worth it. We both got laied at the airport, as did everyone else, and we were on our way to a whole week of fun, fun, fun.....


This was the shrimp bus we ordered lunch out of when we toured the island of Maui. The shrimp was awesome!!!! mmmm....mmmm...



A temple we visited, with lots and lots of coy ponds.





A very, very big turtle we saw at the Honolulu zoo.
and another, but this one is clean

??? alligator, crocodile, ???? idk





more big turtles
Just my size....





We really wanted to visit Pearl Harbor and while we waited to enter we took a trip to the swap meet located a cross the street. It started to rain( very common in Hawaii) as we walked around the swap meet so we bargained for umbrellas, after only 5 mins of use, it stoped raining. We had so much fun buying whatever we wanted, and then our Pearl Harbor experience was on its way.












We were greeted by this guy when we entered the Polynesian cultural center.

and his posse


And the twins

this is where we met our friend Jadey, behind these guys is where we had dinner and Jadey was our server. She too is Vietnamese and is a working student at the Polynesian cultural center. she came to visit a few weeks ago and we got to spend some time together.

We also water skied, went para sailing,visited all the tourist sights, viewed all the cool beaches, walked around the city many a times, ate till our bellies were full, watched TV in air conditioning( it was great we did take out a couple nights and watched till it was sleep time), went shopping, and did the free tours of city.

Hawaii was great and an unforgettable vacation for the both of us. We hope to return to Hawaii one of these days, but will visit the other islands before we hang out in Honolulu again. ( Thanks Trevor for taking pictures!!! and Chara for booking our trip)

Schools Out!!!(untill june 22)

Pretty Flower


Now that microbiology is over and i am not working as much.... I'M REALLY BOARD!!! What to do, what to do??? keeping busy since schools been out last week, and there has been places to go and people to see, but waking up past 10:30 is no longer fun. Now that i have time to blog... I WILL!!!

Here are some pictures from Hawaii the year before last,



Day at the beach



lovely waterfalls











I know I have lots more pictures to show, but I need the husband to show me where to find them.

I am back!!!!

(taken at Easter- Thanks to our photographer Chara)


No not really... I have another three weeks of Micro( taking microbiology is like working a part time job, with lots of take home work) then I'll be updating at least once a week. My last post was in march ???, and yes I know its been a couple of months since then.

I have been really busy with school, work(garden grove and foothill) -( not making excuses just explaining) maybe busing a house, may not buying a house, phone dying( thanks to trevor, he made me get an iphone and yes, i have the coolest phone ever!!!!! thanks husband of mine), computer dying( couldn't really blog without our computer- yes I have a mini one, but i prefer to blog on this one i am useing now), family gatherings here and there( easter was a blast-Check out Ben and Chara's blog for details, they took some really cool picts), lots of Micro homework, birthdays, day in La with the whole family-so much fun, good times, bacherlorette party.

So many things to mention so little time to blog it all. I do have wonderful pictures to show you all, but i don't quit know how to download them from my iphone.( that will be next on my list of things to do as soon as I have time to do the things from my list of thing to do)

That's all for now.....xoxoxo

Flowers for Me?

Props go out to my husband!!!! Every year on Valentine's Day(and whenever he feels like it) Trevor sends me flowers to my work and all the girls are jealous because it the biggest bouquet of flowers/( so f-n big i can barely carry it out to the car and I have to seat belt it in, damaging a flower or two) amazingly gorgeous red roses/most unique gift baskets ever. (mini hot air balloon) This year I requested that no flowers were to be sent( I have my reasons- good ones too). Although, he agreed,

after a long day at work( on the craziest restaurant day ever) , I found this on the kitchen counter when I got home. Its a bouquet, designed w/ a flower puppy sitting on top.

Happy Valentine Day Trevor!!!!!

loving you always, and always,

YOUR DRAGON WOMEN.

Hot Pink toe nails on Girls Night!!!!

They keep turning me into a girly girl. Hot pink w/ a white flower

At least once every week( mostly Mondays), three cousins and an aunt get together to EAT DINNER, to hang out( we chat about how crazy we are), and to have fun( we laugh so much about how crazy we are). Weather it be shopping or playing nail/hair salon after dinner, we are always having a blast.

Three Cousins- Thao, Betty, and Me
The Aunt- Gi Trang aka Melissa


Note: every cousin/sister/aunt is invited to join us( and has on a few occasions) and we do enjoy the company of our better halves, but for the most part its us four.( and gi trang's roommates)

We started this a few months ago, and it has been a great hit. We get together and take turns cooking/buying dinner/and doing dishes. Whatever we decide to eat has to be agreed on b-for we leave gi trang's house that night and we totally look forward to our next girls night.

Chinese New Year Stuff!!!

Chocolate Fortune Cookies!!!! mmm........mmm( My new favorite thing. I love them )

"Focus on your long-term Goal"

Good luck envelopes with money inside to give children!!!




a dragon head to scare away the bad spirits, to welcome in the good spirits( ancestors visiting for the new year) and announce the arrival of many household Buddhas.



Just a sign that lets everyone now it's time to celebrate the festivities!!!( I think...my badd I can't read Chinese)

Happy New Year everyone !!!
May we all live a long and prosperous life with those we love.

TGIF !!!!

Yes!!! its Friday....but no matter what day it is, studying for Microbiology is on my list of things to do. And speaking of TGIF, I think I will make some Jack Daniels Wing Sauce, doesn't that sound really good, ( mmm....mmm....), smother some JDWS over some chicken and serve it with steamed white rice, (more mmm....mmm...) idk about what other side to use ( most likely a veggie) so stay tuned, my dinner creation will soon be revealed.

Trev is now a contributor!!!!!

It's all good to go...... and lets see if he is eager to share his thoughts.

I think I figured out how Trevor can blog...eventhough this blog says Trevor posted this. People....this is only a test!!!

So it's been about a week since my last post and so much has happened since. I D K if i should go into details so I'll just TRY to sum it up.

Tues- DISNEYLAND and CAL. Adventures!!!!!! What a fun day, turkey leg( YES!!!!), rides less than 10 min wait, saw my friend Necee, and then dinner at PF Chang's(MMMM....). While Trevor was Sleeping a Blog was created( finally).... What a Day!!!

Proof that Trevor had fun at the happiest place on earth!!!

Weds- work, no comment- work stays at work...for now

Thurs- same as above

Fri- half day work
Went to riverside to hang out with Dao and the kids. Timmy, Ethan and I raced on the toy carts though out the house-Ethan and Timmy won most of the time.
Dinner with Tina( my little chop chop) at Elephant Bar.


Sat- prepared for family fun day and waited for my cousin Briauhnni( I will learn how to spell her name one of these days) to be born.

Aunt Melissa went into labor around 6 am and finally had her...... around..... (Can't really remember when cause we were in the middle of family fun day and I had a few sips of a blueberry martini.... and we were in no condition to drive to see the baby. The cool thing was that Uncle Tim sent us pictures of her and one with him and her , so I still got to see my cousin.)

"We/I have waited for more than 10 years for your arrival"

- Quote from ????

Answer- Her Parents and all of us.

Welcome Baby Briaunne( still can't spell the girls name)




Ben and Chara brought my Wii fit( they also brought us a universal remote- programmed it, a hard drive, and made my mini computer Internet friendly- ain't they the best...) and it was on...FUN! FUN! FUN! We had dinner, drinks and laughed at each other while we played Wii games, especially when I was tricked into hula hooping for 10 mins... who's the record holder now.. beaches!!
Everyone stayed up late and played until they passed out. I was the first to go at 11:30.. i was drunk...

Sun- We went out to breakfast when Ben and Chara( their first time to Westminster Cafe- ), then the swap meet, dropped them off at the Browns, went to the hospital to visit Aunt Melissa and baby B, back to the Browns, and then we ended the day with massages (oh Yeah!!!).

Mon- Girls night at Aunt Melissa- details to follow.....

Tues- Slept in while Trevor went to the dentist. Took Om Cau( my great uncle) to the grocery, hung out at Aunt Melissa, and made Wagon Wheel Casserole- aka Chix with noodles.

That's all I have for now........

WE HAVE A BLOG!!!!!!

Welcome family and friends to our blog!!!!!

We met about six years ago.(Credits go out to Chara, Reanna, and Deborah) We talked and talked and talked, hung out, talked some more, soon we embraced our differences, made a commitment, and since then we have had countless moments of laughter, many successful entrepreneurial challenges( a big THANKS to Trevor, and a small THANKS to me), a few fears and all sorts of tears.

Unforgettable life changing experiences have made us aware of our unique connection to one another. Most nights we slumber party/ aka talking in bed till the other one says " shhh...... i'm going to sleep now..."(99% of the time it's Trev who says that- not in those exact words) We are always reminding ourselves how very blessed we are to have the life we have now. We continue to appreciate our daily routines-( sometimes monotonous-yes), and we have agreed(legally on 8/8/08)(wedding date TBA) to accept each other for better or for worst, for richer or for poorer, through sickness and in health till death do us part.....aka we are going old together.(even if we look like this)

We hope to entertain you as we live to tell our side of the story........
which we are now starting to write.........

the story of us Trevor and Loan- together forever and then some....