Womanhood and Everything in Between

I was two months pregnant with the Little Girl the last time we were in Baguio. Ate couldn't remember much except for the horse and boat rides. And she was delighted to be back and enjoyed the city one more time with her little sister this time. I didn't have much of an itinerary since I wanted to savor each hour instead of rushing everybody just so I could complete my list. Chill chill lang ang peg namin that weekend.  After settling in our rented place, I was grateful to have eaten a heavy breakfast at Lola's house because we started the day with a calorie-burning-heart-pumping-hike up Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto.  Even the kids were energized enough to reach the top without complaining a lot. We heard a little protest and whine along the way but hey, they're children after all. Who wouldn't get tired of 252 steps? :) We said our prayers, took our selfies and then we head down with a cup of strawberry taho, manga with bagoong a...

The hubby hates long-planned activities, instead he prefers spur-of-the-moment happenings. Our weekend trip to the Summer Capital of the Philippines is a good example of this. R: Book ka ng Hotel sa Baguio para sa sabado. Me: speechless R: Alis tayo bukas ng gabi tapos kina Lola muna tayo dumerecho. Me: speechless pa rin R: Sige na, ayusin mo na yung tutuluyan natin sa Baguio. Me: Ah eh...ok! Hehe. That was our conversation one day before the trip. I immediately called my Lola to inform her of our plans and searched and searched for a hotel that can cater our needs only to find out that almost all the hotels are already fully-booked that weekend. The scorching heat of summer in Manila pushed almost everybody to hike up Baguio. I ended up looking for a transient house and I found one along Naguillian Road which is an advantage to us since we'll be coming from La Union. And we're all set! It was a four storey building and we were roomed in on the th...