back to reality

we came home to winter wonderland - lots of leftover snow, that is. we missed the unusually early snowfall while we were away, but i'm definitely not missing the 0 degree days that went with it. as in all return trips, saying goodbye was hard... harder than i had thought because i will be missing how my parents and sister adore amori, and how amori was such a happy baby while we were with them.









now we're back into our fleece jackets, warm bundles, late sunrises and early sunsets. .. but looking forward to our very first christmas as a family!

manila tales

it's been 3 weeks of family, friends, shopping, and eating. amori has transformed her lola's office into a day care center twice a week, as protective lola does not want her in and out of the mall while i shop!



i think i have gotten what i have come here for - a trip to the salon, a hair treatment, a trip to greenhills and a christmas bazaar, and time with the family.

trips to the mall here with amori are not as simple as what i am used to. to begin with, i've gotten a lot of curious stares when i took amori to lunch with a few friends. i don't know what elicited stares - amori's hair, bringing a baby in a car seat, or bringing a baby without a yaya. LOL.

ten days more to go. it's quite bittersweet - i'm half happy to finally head home, but half sad to think about saying goodbye yet again. til then, we're quite happy hanging out at home, with a few side trips to the mall at odd hours.