beach on my mind

Summer is not my favourite season. I despise the sun. My hubby? He's the sun-seeking one. So during our short visit to the Philippines last March, he had to have his beach fix. Also, toddler girl hasn't been to an actual beach. So we went on a day trip to Eagle Point in Anilao, Batangas. Twas about an hour's drive from the hubby's hometown. Upon reaching, we had to be "shuttled" down to the resort area itself. The road was steep and winding. Toddler girl kept saying "it's so fast!" She was clinging to daddy for safety the whole time! When we got to the resort, we were a bit a disappointed as we saw rocks instead of fine sand. Largely our fault though because we didn't research properly. Despite that, the daddy and daughter pair enjoyed tremendously! The beach water was pristine and we had the place to ourselves. While the pair was busy collecting rocks and swimming in the pool, I was happily watching them under the shade.

crickets

it's been awfully quiet around here.

*crickets*

no good reason really. i just did a bit of un-blogging. not really unplugging because i'm still active in the other social media platforms :p

i am slowly getting back into the grind.

for starters, here's a peek at some of the events at the tail end of our twenty-eleven.

wicked the musical // the witches of oz were wickedly good! it's worth watching a second time. or third. 

home for the holidays // a first for the toddler girl.  quality time with the grannies. rendezvous with the bee. christmas carols at the malls. lanterns and parols. reunions. 

a real christmas // part of my beloved hometown was left devastated by typhoon washi/sendong. 

 i saw the aftermath with my own eyes. tragic and heartbreaking. i knew friends from high school who were left homeless. some even lost loved ones. in the wake of the tragedy, everyone sprang to action. it felt good to have helped bring christmas cheer to those who needed it most. 

how's that for starters? 

*crickets*

it's...

beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

(never mind the cluttered background)

Playing along with Kiddothings

and the countdown begins

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