Goodbye

February is right around the corner and as I say goodbye to January I have found some peace of mind. For the past few weeks I've felt an inner turmoil. Then I realized, it is really simple, don't regret the past just accept it and move on. I can't rely on anyone else to truly define my happiness. So I'm trying to re-focus my energy into doing little things that make me a better person so I can be more content with life.

It's good to remind yourself of the simple joys that you can look forward to daily. These are pics of some of the things that make me feel good... (I know half of it is food :P)

Purple flowers :) (purple anything)

Having puzzle wars with my little sister

Playing with paint

Hanging out with good friends

Cupcakes, who doesn't enjoy red velvet?

Macaroons... drools

Sushi from little tokyo

Feeling accomplished

Dangerous Game

I got a package in the mail the other day. Everyone knows I love receiving and opening packages... So I quickly cut open the manilla envelope and pulled out my PURPLE keyboard cover. 10 seconds later, I realized I had cut a sliver of it while cutting the package. Terrible! Anyway boo hoo, I really contemplated ordering another one... but whatever it does the job, just pretty ugly to look at.

Even though my eyes hurt, and I am extremely sleepy I will finish this blog tonight since it took forever to upload the pics. After volunteering at RMH I rushed to Kim Son for an event hosted by my uncle. 60 tables filled the room and I was supposed to show people to their table, but as usual it's pretty difficult to get them to actually follow you.

Cousin in blue on right, and my other cousin (not pictured) sang the national anthem quite beautifully :)

OMG it's gonna eat her! haha

Awesome heart-shaped food.

FAM! minus linnie. We so tall... :P

Anyway this is what I wore to the event. It was so freaking cold inside the restaurant though that I never took off my jacket.

I'm freakishly pale. Need more sunshine in my lifee... anyway I really like these earrings that I got from BananaRep, I didn't take better pictures of them.

The dress is from metropark, can't remember brand.. too lazy to look. the top is velvet, middle is satin, and the bottom is some sort of jacquard. But the best part? it has POCKETS!

I should be sleeping right now.. but I just ate nonstop for like 3 hours... food coma. I need to stop starving myself all day and then eating a huge meal at night!

ZUMBA?

Yesterday was my first real attempt at "working out" and I was literally dragging my feet trying to make it there. The last time I worked out with my sister was a week ago and after walking up an incline at 2.2 speed I was dizzy, out of breath and about to puke. lame.. Anyway my cousins of Far&InBetween have been talking about zumba lately and it sounds so fuNNNnNn. So when I came across this deal I thought it would be awesome to try out, since I don't have a membership at any gym besides school... and I seriously lose motivation after the 30 minute drive to the rec. Who wants to shake with me??!!! haha

Anyway not that I've been on a diet, I've just been eating less lately. I had this for lunch yesterday thanks to my awesome friend MORRIS :D who puts food in my gym locker and then changes my password so he can laugh at me afterwards. It was soo cute, he pack the bun and the thit heo quay in a little to go container and nuoc mam in that little urine sample looking thing :P GRACIAS!

Yesterday I turned my room upside down looking for my yellow umbrella... but it was no where to be found... It's pretty sad that I was that upset about my umbrella right? But it was so awesome! No one had one like it, and it reminds me of how i met your mother.

Also today is officially my 101 post on blogspot. Yay! I can't believe I actually kept up with it so far. I'm not sure who still reads it haha but hopefully I will continue after I start up school in san antonio..

Shoe Love

I should be sleeping... but instead I'm looking at these shoes. At first I was like oh studs, but looking closer... they're little jewels embedded in the criss-cross pattern in the leather... hmm intriguing. Anyway its on sale half off at bebe. I promised no more shoes this year because I'm saving up for a special something ;) but I would totally rock these everywhere if I could haha

Kimmy Jeweled Pump

Unusual

This is an unusually long picture post. A few days ago there was a fancy get together so I took the opportunity of pulling out all my dresses and taking pictures of them... haha I didn't post up all of them, but trust me I have a lot of dresses. Every time I shop I tend to gravitate towards dresses, jackets, and shoes. Tops are my least favorite to find.

The one below is from Express, they make this style in a ton of colors now. So many wrinkles, but still the most comfortable to wear, so I ended up going with this one.

Also Express, but it was a longg time ago.

Bebe, I wore this once or twice. I bought it especially for my 20th birthday... and then gaining a bit of weight I never wore it again. Since I lost weight in Vietnam though I can finally squeeze in and actually breathe a little. :)

Bebe. Ok ok I ended up buying 2 dresses for my 20th birthday cause I couldn't decide haha. But this dress actually gets a lot of wear, and I can pretty much eat whatever I want in it haha.

Anyway I've been in bed all day reading a really depressing book and listening to emo music... I wish the sun would come out and play already.

Hurt

I'm surprised how easy it's been to slap a smile on my face and act "normal". I miss feeling like everything is going "right", instead I feel indecisive, anxious, and sad... Why am I hung up on something I can't change? I hate feeling like I'm disappointing everyone so I'm trying my best to hold onto everything when really, right now, I don't care about anything.

But this blog isn't about feelings. So I smile for the camera and get through the day.

Good Day

Today I woke up to my mom opening my door and letting bam bam run around. Since it was mlk day my lil sis was home too so we all headed to memorial mall. I returned some dress pants and got these khaki crop trousers. Too bad they have pleats in the front, still cute! This is what I wore to go watch The Fighter. It was interesting, not something I would normally watch but I didn't want to make david watch another chick flick haha.

Also I had awesome soup dumplings today... party in my mouth :) School starts tomorrow, but not for me!!! I might go to school anyway just to work out though... we'll see how productive I feel in the morning.

I just realized how choppy this post sounds, but I'm getting really sleepy haha.

Goodnight!

PI

BAM BAM! She's so spoiled haha Since it's been really cold lately she hasn't been getting her usual morning stroll at the park with my mom, so she has been extra hyper. I'm surprised the stuffing hasn't come out of her gingerman.

I lost a lot of music when I transitioned to my mac from pc. Since my sleeping schedule is still off I decided I would stay up late and rip or transfer all of the songs I don't have onto my laptop and throw out these cds, they take up so much space anyway. I've done about 6... and these are the cd's I have yet to go through. Even though some of the cd's are from middle school I re-discovered a bunchh of old favorites, I can't believe I didn't have any jimmy eat world in my current itunes.

I wore some version of this outfit out twice this week. The pictures below are from my bridal lunch date. My cousin says I look like a private investigator.

I got the jacket in vegas at H&M, mainly because it had a hoodie.

Congrats to my seeeestar for finding the perfect dress, I know she was crying tears of joy on the inside :)

Rut

I don't know if it is the cough I have, but I feel like I'm in a rut. I've lost interest in a lot of things recently. My days have consisted mainly of laying in bed or on the couch watching Man V. Food and sleeping of course. I realize I should actually be preparing for school, or cleaning my room, or getting myself a job... but I haven't been able to DO anything and it's so frustrating! Even my blog entries are boring -.-

Organizing

I posted all of my Vietnam pics on facebook already and I'm sorta lazy to upload them again. Although I'm still sick I think I had a pretty productive day today. These are some pics from before I left. What I wore during the christmas parties.

Please excuse the mess in the background haha. It has only gotten worse after I came home and dumped my luggage everywhere.

I've been feeling anxious, scared, and worried about this upcoming year. Usually I don't start off the new year like this, but 2011 seems to be bringing a whirl wind of changes, life altering changes. I'm really grateful for everyone in my life. I would hate to lose anyone.

Now, since I haven't been pulling my weight as maid of honor I will start scouring the web for the perfect bridesmaid dresses...

Please!

Dear 2011,

Please be good to me.

Back Back

HelloooooooooOooo AMERICA!

Landing in IAH was a surreal experience. I've never missed Houston as much as I have in the past few days yet at the same time it's bittersweet. Pictures could never do the places I've visited justice, and words could never express the overwhelming emotions and mind-boggling realizations I have discovered in the last two weeks, but I'll try.

I survived 12 days and 11 nights in Vietnam, I couldn't even fathom having to call it home, or what my life would have been if I had never had the fortune of growing up in the states. I don't for a second regret going, it has opened my eyes to new experiences and humbled me to the core. To say I will never take what I have for granted again would be a lie, because I have grown accustomed to having everything I need and so much more at my fingertips. But it doesn't mean I won't cherish simple things so much more. I will continue to try to give of myself and I hope to better the lives of others.

I met amazing people that I will never forget. Would it be cheesy to say parts of the trip felt magical? I was able to share this experience with one of my best friends, Catherine, who made the trip a bajillion times more fun and enjoyable. She seriously saved me so many times, with her wet naps, toilet paper, and translations haha. I am so thankful that I was surrounded by people who have such wonderful intentions and awesome personalities. The 23 hour plane ride and 8 hours of layovers were so much better thanks to the wonderful company I was in.

For now that is all I have to say. Pictures will follow in a different post.