Simply Yvonne's Blog

Here is a little late recap of my weekend. I recently ran the CHKD 8K race (5 mile) My goal was to just run the whole thing without stopping and I am happy to say that I did it! It feels so good to set a goal and made it! Trust me, I hate running but because I am so motivated to get my pre-prego body back and with no time to gym..running is the best option for me. I usually get up around 5am and run a mile or more couple times a week if I'm not lazy tired. My next race is the 10k this October and I really want to do the Shamrock half marathon next March if I am ready. I was kinda bummed that we didnt get to take any pix before the run so most of these are right after the race. The race was at 730AM so we were super tired and exhausted..oh and not to mention that it was in the 90s that day!! My running partner! I don't think I can run the whole thing without her. (check out her engagement photos I did for her here !) Hubby looking pretty tired..he beat me by 40 sec!!!

We received a package last week that was addressed to Kaylee but we had no idea who it was from. They had ordered it from Etsy and only had the shop's address on there. Thanks to Fb, we found out who sent it to us (our friend back home-shout out to Jennifer , Tc and baby Adoree) and now I just can't wait for cooler weather so she can sport this awesome hat. She is loving it too, look at her smiling! I am finally back to my daily schedule now so I will be posting more I promise =) Have a great Wednesday!

This picture was taken last year for Father's day. It was just us and our furry babies. This year, we are so thankful to have Kaylee join in with the furry babies. She is getting along so well with the dogs...wait for another few years, she is going to be chasing them around the house! To me a father is someone who is there for us, guide us, protect us and chase all the bad boys away ;) I am so glad that my father fought all his might so we can have the life we have today. I am blessed to have a wonderful man as my husband who I know will love his daughter unconditionally and definitely will chase all the bad boys away. Happy Father's day!

Since my little sister is in town this weekend, I haven't had much time to blog but just want to share some pictures before the weekend. This is her first time in the East Coast so we are probably going to take her to the beach and drive up DC to check out Georgetown and the white house. she's 10 yrs younger then me. yes she look like she's my age. kids these days! We did a fun lil shoot that I will share more photos later. Kaylee had her baby step photoshoot with our photographer DCPG ! Look out for pictures probably next week! I didn't get to do the colorful theme like I wanted but we are doing that on her 6-month shoot. (yes our baby is going to have tons of photos of herself) Here's one I took for her weekly photo

Made pad thai for dinner last night. It was so delish and I'm not just saying that because it was my very first time ever making it but it's because hubby had 2 full plates. Before I left for work this morning, he said that by the time I come home, the pad thai might be gone...therefore I know it was delish=) I got the recipe from a friend's sister but I saw that Lindsay from the Aisle to Aloha made some last week and posted the recipe on her blog. Here is my outfit while I'm cooking the yummy pad thai from yesterday. :) Necklace and Cardigan { new york company } Dress { gift } Have a great Tuesday! This week is going to be a short week for me since my youngest sister is visiting from South Dakota and I'm taking couple days off from work.

10 things about me. I have gotten into 2 car accidents, got sued on both of them but didnt follow through because they were being greedy and lied about having back aches. Growing up, I hated the shape of my eyes because people would always make fun of how small it is. Felt really inseure and I would wear a lot of eye makeup to hide it, but now I use makeup to enhance and embrace it. I didn't smile with teeth until my early 20s because I thought I look awkward and cheesy when I smile with teeth :D I have always had long hair, but last year I wanted something different. I told my friend to cut it shorter then normal but she went a little cutting happy and chopped off 10 inches of my hair! I cried and was depressed because I hated it. 6 months straight, I had my hair up in a pony tail and had to buy hair extensions. I was born in Vietnam and our family moved to cold South Dakota when I was 9. I am currently in Virginia with my husband, baby and 3 dogs. I am not af

When I was pregnant with Kaylee, others had told me that my life is going to change completely and yes indeed it has. I no longer eat unhealthy food, yearn for material things, go see a movie together with my husband. My body will never be the same size as before and I can no longer sit around being lazy. It's a change that I choose to make, my lifestyle, my priorities have changed..heck even our bank account has too! But the huge difference then and now is that our lives is now filled with more love, more laughter, more meanings to life. Her laughter, her smile just melts our heart. I strive for more so that I can be a roll model for my child, someone she can look up to, someone she can hold deeply in her heart. I do things that I never thought I would do before (such as making all these headband she is sporting) My interest in photography, crafting, life, healthy living grew because of our sweet baby girl. Will be making many more headbands for her! I'm sure if

It's going to be a hot summer, I can feel it! Weather has been in the 90s lately. I bought all these lemons for Kaylee's photoshoot but since we have to reschedule the shoot because of the rain, I love adding them in sweet tea.  Oh I guess sweet tea is a east coast and southern thing because I never drink it when I was living in South Dakota. People just don't order a sweet tea when they go out to eat, they order a pop (soda) I love that strawberries are so cheap in the summer! I don't like to eat them alone, I either dip it in with a lil salt or I like to spread Nutella on them :) I love having fresh flowers at home. So mint leaves grow like weeds! Our neighbor planted these for us in front of the house last Spring and they keep on growing. We now have unlimited supplies of mint leaves! I love adding the mint leaves in spring rolls! Can't have summer without fun nail colors with cute sandals. (these are Madden Girl sandals) Sunglasses are must have for