A Really Quick Trip

It was quick but it was also so worth it. Maybe it's 'cause we didn't have to go very far plus the drive going there and coming home was hassle-free. We chose to beat the Holy Week rush by going on Holy Monday and just staying overnight.

Yup, that's my Sabine in the photo enjoying one of the many hammocks in the open area of 

CASA SAN PABLO. Watch out for my more detailed entries on our overnight stay at this really quaint bed and breakfast place down south. Hmmm ... I think I might have to have multiple entries on this one. Wait for them! 

P.S. Not in any way a sponsored post :) 

Remembering our dearly departed

As a child, I remember spending Nov 1 every year at the Manila North Cemetery where my paternal grandparents and baby brother are buried. When my maternal grandfather passed away, we would take turns going to Bulacan where he was laid to rest. For the past 2 years though, I've been going with Neal to visit his Mom and Dad in Himlayang Pilipino.

But even if we've skipped spending an entire day hanging out in the cemetery, there's one tradition I haven't forgotten. Every year, I still light candles on my doorstep to honor my loved ones who've passed on. Sabine was awed and sat down on our pebble-washed garage for the longest time trying to figure out what was going on.