well that time had come, it was father quyen’s 40th year as an ordained priest!  we celebrated at the altar villa banquet hall out in addison.  it was quite a fete!  i could be exaggerating but i think it was close to 600 folks at the event.

[mingling]

[coaster favors]

[me + hc]

[honoring cha quyen]

[with tricia!]

[vietnamese entertainment]

[with chu thong!]

[with the man of the hour]

[dad, mom, old friend, + dan]

i, as usual, cruised there straight from work.  i waited in the parking lot for my hubby charming to meet up with me, he was driving in from the city.  once we were together, we walked in and ran straight into my mom and dad.  yay!  we were immediately pinned with a rose flower {identifying us as family of cha quyen’s} and shuffled to our table.  although, we were amongst only a few who had tables reserved for us, i still have to fight off a bunch of vietnamese peeps from stealing the table!  they don’t care it says reserved, they will steal it from under this pregger lady!  so there i sat, waiting for the rest of my family to arrive.

[old friends]

in the mean time, i was so excited to see my grandma [in from l.a.} and my parent’s old friends, di thu and chu thong {in from texas!}!  it was a total reunion that night!  we saw so many people we haven’t seen in awhile, it was so good to catch up!  it was a great evening except for the singing {oy…it was so loud, it was uncomfortable!}, it’s not a vietnamese event without some loud music and loud singing.  my brother dan said all vietnamese music/songs sound like a james bond theme song {funny statement of the night!}.

[love!]

[family]

[grandma!  as huy calls her, ‘lil shorty]

anyhoo, after much socializing, eating, and picture taking, it was time to go home!  we said our goodbyes and jetted out!  it truly was a good night!

xoxo