Washington left a deep mark in my heart, so I don't think posting my feelings online would show any respect to the way I feel about this beautiful place. So maybe just a few pictures to help you understand what I mean.

Uncle and Nathan's lakefront house.

Mt. Rainier.

Canoeing at UW, mom and dad's college and place of marriage.

Happy 72nd Birthday, Great-uncle. Bday party at uncle's house.

My baby cousin, Dylan.

Angeline wake boarding.

Jet skiing with dad.

Ski bobbing on the back of the motor boat.

Nathan and my cousins.

Went outside 6am the next day after a late night of unbelievable fun while the rest of the house was still sound asleep after gambling too much and going to bed at 4am. There was mist and the reflection of the sun ontop of the still water without a sound to be heard. Perfect serenity.

While the boombox on the porch plays Jack Johnson.

Kayaking on morning waters.

From the dock.

My newly discovered family and friends.

Miss them to death.

BACK from hoohah. been through a great deal and lazy to share. here's a snippet of my adventures.

California

Las Vegas

view from hotel room (with george)

you know i pigged out.

Georgia

Being a part of Paris by Night has been a memorable and life-changing experience. It's this vietnamese show with singers, musicians, comedians, and dancers. The musicians play in the background to the singers so it was amazing to perform onstage in front of thousands.

Eating lunch with the other professional violinists and cellist. We're in our costumes and makeup.

The band had it's own dressing room and makeup artists.

A few of the spectacular dancers.

2 female singers and a dancer

met this sweet, sweet girl named Kathy.

Roni! i love this guy. He's a new singer from finland who made it into the finals of the Finland idols.

and here's another dancer, Marcus. i'm wearing his costume. keke. He taught me to glide and do the robot. =P

We met so many more famous people but it's a pity only vietnamese ppl would know them so i'll stop here. happy summer!

-this bg pic was taken of the beach in cali.

-viet homiegies, watch paris by night 84 when it comes out end of 2006.

Send me postcards back from wherever you're traveling, please!

(IM for my address)

I better come out of the summer with a handful of 'em!

ewwwww. so many people. PESH's graduating class of 2006 had 1250+ people.

i nearly died sitting through the ceremony. but nevertheless, congratulations to you old senior people. get out of here so plano can have some air to breathe. HAHA jk.

Cena a Abuelo's con mi abuelo

my Granny's so coool....(he's with george and angeline)

crap! no more pics.

guys, i'm having too much fun this summer. i feel completely spoiled cause i don't feel like sharing what i've done with you all cause i'm lazy. HAH.

but i'll mention that i biked 10 miles with chandana! =P

Brilliant start on Summer vacation:

thucvan's sweet 16th!

Shimeng harrassed by guys with tape.  TTtaAAaapPPpppeeEEEeee.

Meditation on a beanbag of a dog

Vinita brought Indian dresses for fun fun dressup!

My lovely Shimeng

My sister came in and sat next to me while I was doing the PSAT Diagnostic at KD's!

She disrupted their concentration too.

Stonebriar

The wife/friend/sisterhood.

My lovely Crystal

My lovely Chandana

and my lovely Renzo =P

HAGS!

Last night was amazing with humanities film group (Ben, Ken, Renzo, Chandana) - Chandana towards the end + Jeff + Crystal + Elizabeth.

After watching the DaVinci Code, we raced to Ben's car and climbed in through the window and drove off leaving Crystal, Jeff, and Ken behind. Ben drives away with Jeff banging on the back of the car. you crazy. You guys make me do the craziest things now and it's so scary. but it's thrilling! i hate you for it, cause i'm afraid for my life! but I love you for it because I feel like I'm living life to its fullest potential, and it feels great. Anyway, then we stuffed Jeff and Ken in and left Crystal and Mark to find their own way home.

We drove to my house to crash Angeline's 18th bday party. =( WAAHH! I can't believe she's old enough to go to college now. She's actually leaving me! I'm making her slideshow for graduation right now and looking at them makes me feel so sad. When she leaves, we won't be living our lives together anymore. not really. All we can do now is look back on our past because she has become an adult and is out in the world to find her own life.  

Playground, stargazing, finding the northstar, biking, screaming, falling off the bike, riding around the pond thrice, Renzo nearly riding me into the pond! rolling around in the grass, laying on the monkey bars, kicking ken in the balls on piggy back, jeff teaching me to play the guitar, singing, laughing.

I'm living every moment as if I will never get the chance to live it again. And who knows. It's reaching the end of the year and my friends are leaving for TAMS or moving away. Maybe this is the last chance I get. I love you guys forever. You make my life SO worth living.