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Blonde on Blonde

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Life

At the beginning of June, I decided it was time to chop my hair off and try a new look. I’ve been growing my hair and maintaining straight, long hair for years now and haven’t dyed it since college. I went for a shoulder length bob but by now, it has grown out a bit to more desirable length. I was pretty apprehensive about the color job, but I’m liking it more and more. The […]

museum day

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art / Houston / Life

          The three of us, plus baby, spent the entire day at the MFAH last Thursday. It was my mom’s first time visiting the museum and I really wanted to check out the photography manipulation exhibit. The lighting in museums are always so ideal, especially in those vast gallery rooms with large skylights to let in all the beautiful natural light. My mom thoroughly enjoyed the museum, taking in all the beautiful religious paintings and […]

visiting the Grove

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Houston / Life

It’s rare to have both my mom and sister off at the same time and as we grow older, its even more difficult to spend quality time together. So, as my sister is on maternity leave and my mom on a working hiatus to help with the baby, the three of us, plus babe, took a trip out to Richmond to visit our friend’s new doughnut and deli  shop. The Grove is a quaint little […]

family matters

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Life / Parties / Phamily / weekends

          I’ve been hanging around my sister’s house lately, trying to get lots of one on one time with the new baby before summer ends and school starts. We celebrated Olivia’s big 1 month with a party for our family. The grandparents cooked up a storm of delicious food last Saturday for their new favorite kid. Similarly to American baby showers, a Vietnamese one month party celebrates the birth of a newborn into the family. […]

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dining out / Life

The past few days have been spent in celebration with friends. I stopped by Myth & Symbol on Friday to enjoy drinks and sweets in celebration of their first year anniversary. It’s hard to believe that only last year, we were all standing in the same place celebrating the grand opening of my friends’ new endeavors. Monday night was spent having a good, long dinner with a few close ones, catching up and sharing delicious […]