My grandparents have been married sixty four years and when they go out on walks, they still hold each others hands...to me, this is the definition of love.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Weekend getaways...
...are always wonderful but this weekend getaway to Prescott, Arizona will be an incredibly memorable one as we celebrate my grandfather's ninetieth birthday. We're looking forward to spending the weekend with the grandparents, parents and sister. Weekend getaways that involve being close with the family, sharing family stories and of course, being with my wonderful grandparents is what makes this upcoming weekend memorable. Ninety years old...wowzers.
• my grandfather four years ago on our alaskan cruise,
i love this photo •
Monday, June 28, 2010
Oodles and boodles of cuteness
Back in December, I wrote about our newest addition to my mom's side of the family, our second cousin: KimMai and we finally got to meet her, play with her and definitely pinch those irresistible cheeks!
Meet KimMai, pure adorableness!
Monday, December 07, 2009
new itty bitty second cousin!
My mother has a very small family: one older sister who lives in California nearby and a younger brother who lives Vietnam. My mom's sister has no children and her brother has three boys and one girl. We don't get to see our cousins often but every time we are in Vietnam, it feels like there is no distance between us. The middle boy was married earlier this year and just had a baby (the first, second cousin of our family) so it was a great surprise to find that they had named their first baby girl, KimMai! What a wonderful surprise it was to hear that she was named after myself and little sister! We are looking forward to meeting her in June next year!
• introducing the new lil' cousin •
• introducing the new lil' cousin •
• nguyen thi kimmai - i can't wait to pinch her cheeks! •
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Old Photos
It's already January and another year has passed! Don't worry, this isn't going to be one of those self-reflective blogs of where one looks back on the year past and then tries to figure out what this upcoming year is going to hold. No resolutions. No reflections. But more of a gasp that it's already January and there is only four months left for us to cross a bunch of stuff off our "wedding to-do list" which is about twenty pages long. Eek, where does the time go?!
One of the things that we're doing is asking our parents/grandparents for their wedding photos. Not sure what we are going to do with them but will figure out a way to incorporate them into evening. So far, I've received my grandparents wedding day photos and what a treat! They have been married for over 61 years which is amazing and even rare in the age that we live in. I was shocked when I only received about seven photos but according to them, they really didn't have a lot of photos. Back in 1946, you take the photos of the "key" events only and hope that the film comes out (unlike today's age where we are probably going to get a disc that contains 500+).
I wanted to share some of the photos of my grandparents wedding which is so simple and refreshing compared from the photos that I immerse myself in with all of this prep. Everything is so colorful, overwhelming with details that the average person isn't going to notice. I mean, do people really pay attention to what the linen colors really are or what specific "theme" you were going for?! I'm really glad that the girl gene skipped me and this wedding is going to be simple and fresh and hopefully, low maintenance!
So I had to share some of my latest inspiration, here are some photos from my grandparents wedding, aren't they cute?!
•walking down the aisle, august 1946•
•cutting the cake•
•the end of the night•
•the hotel bill. there isn't a single item in our wedding that is going to cost that•
•sixty years later with their kids on the alaskan cruise•
One of the things that we're doing is asking our parents/grandparents for their wedding photos. Not sure what we are going to do with them but will figure out a way to incorporate them into evening. So far, I've received my grandparents wedding day photos and what a treat! They have been married for over 61 years which is amazing and even rare in the age that we live in. I was shocked when I only received about seven photos but according to them, they really didn't have a lot of photos. Back in 1946, you take the photos of the "key" events only and hope that the film comes out (unlike today's age where we are probably going to get a disc that contains 500+).
I wanted to share some of the photos of my grandparents wedding which is so simple and refreshing compared from the photos that I immerse myself in with all of this prep. Everything is so colorful, overwhelming with details that the average person isn't going to notice. I mean, do people really pay attention to what the linen colors really are or what specific "theme" you were going for?! I'm really glad that the girl gene skipped me and this wedding is going to be simple and fresh and hopefully, low maintenance!
So I had to share some of my latest inspiration, here are some photos from my grandparents wedding, aren't they cute?!
•walking down the aisle, august 1946•
•cutting the cake•
•the end of the night•
•the hotel bill. there isn't a single item in our wedding that is going to cost that•
•sixty years later with their kids on the alaskan cruise•Sunday, December 07, 2008
Unwind Time
The first phase of the holidays are over and it went over wonderfully! The Santa Clara invasion went over quite smoothly, everyone getting along and feeling much fuller after all the food, desserts, snacks and home-brewed beer that we offered. It was actually one of the best holidays that I've had in a long time spending so much time with my parents, grandparents and really getting to know my future in laws. Having a close knit family really reminded me of what giving thanks was all about.
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