4 states in 1 day

After Lam and Anita's busy party, Richard and I went to four states the following day--Something that can only be achieved on the east coast, obviously. We left from Delaware and headed to Philadelphia, NJ, and then NYC. Just so you know, this was not planned at all. It was actually just a spontaneous idea since some of my cousins from CA wanted to stay on the east coast one day longer. They had never been to NYC so my brother decided to take them on a field trip in the middle of the night so they could enjoy some yakitori, walk Times Square, and then eat at the famous Halal truck.

By the end of the trip, we all had to rush back to Delaware to pick up luggage only to have to drive back north again to the Philadelphia Airport to catch our AM flight. Yikes! I was absolutely brain dead by the time the plane landed in Orange County.

In a rush to complete everything on my agenda within 24 hours, I was able to...

1. Show Richard around Philly

2. Wait in line and grab a cheesesteak from Jim's Steaks (Pat's is overrated according to my brother)

3. Visit my favorite friends in Manayunk

4. Hang out with my Dad briefly in NJ and hear Richard sing in Vietnamese. HAHA!

5. End the day with the family in NYC.

** Thank you Lam, Richard, and Anita for driving all morning until night!

Lamanita Day!

I flew over to Delaware this past weekend for Lam and Anita's Graduation/Engagement party. The whirlwind day consisted of a graduation ceremony in the morning followed by an engagement ceremony and then an engagement party. That's a lot of partying in one day! I hope the two main people had as much fun as I did. It was wonderful to share this day with my brother and his fiancée. Congratulations you two!

We celebrated it Vietnamese style with a whole roasted pig and a feast of Vietnamese delicacies. The party was held at my parent's house and family/friends came from CA, Texas, Chicago, Connecticut, PA, and Virginia for the festivities. It was definitely a full house with more than 60 guests!

The Engagement Ceremony

The Nguyen way of catering

Lam putting on the ring "officially"

Lam's new family

My new sister!

With one day to celebrate two monumental moments, the night did not end until 1:30AM. That is, it didn't end until Lam cooked a delicious seafood midnight snack. He always loved cooking, even when it's a celebration for him!

Since it was at my parents house, I seized the opportunity to invite my old college friends over for a little reminiscing and catching up.

My best friends from UD

**Thank you Matt Yang for some of the pictures!**