Blogging Catch-up: Philippines (Part 3)

I'm back to tell about the rest of my trip to the Philippines. Ye-hoo!

The day after returning from Bacolod, it was time to pick up Jonald from the airport and surprise his family with his coming. We told his family it was just me, Kayelee and my sister coming this time around because of Jonald's job. We also told them that the airlines had lost some of my luggage, and that when the airlines found my luggage, they would contact me to pick them up. So, we headed to the airport and I went to get "my luggage," coming back with my hubby. They acted surprised, but said they had their suspicions, haha. Oh well, it was fun anyway, and I was super happy to be with Jonald again. (:

I had a lot of fun with Jonald, my sister, and my in-laws. We were able to visit many places, such as Emilio Aguinaldo's house and shrine. That was really cool to see some place that is so important to the Filipino people and their history. We were also able to go to the Manila Temple, SM (multiple times), beautiful Calamba, and even meet up with Wacks and Hannah at the Mall of Asia for lunch. Also, we had tons of fun at Jamjam's birthday party near Tagaytay.

At Jamjam's birthday party

The hardest part of going to all those places, though, was that my legs, ankles, feet, and toes were swollen really bad and hurt so much it was a burden to walk most of the time. Luckily, they returned to their normal size a week or two after returning home, despite being 7 months prego.

Yeahhhh, that's not cute.

And I can't forget to mention all the yummy FOOD I got to eat while I was there! Zagu, Jollibee, Lydia's Shawarma, shark balls (uhm... actually very tasty and not actually what it sounds like), chicharon, sopas, Chicken Inasal, Chicken House, Army Navy, mussels, buko (coconut) shake... ahhhh!

Holy Batchoy!!

Overall, the experience was awesome. I learned to love the Philippines, the people, and the Filipino culture even more each time I've visited there. It has been so fun to see the home country that has helped my husband become the wonderful man he is today. I really feel welcomed and loved there, and am honored to have had the opportunity to visit there three times now and spend time with both family and friends out there.

With the family at Chow King