Tuesday 9/8

Today Scott is still sick but went in to work around 11. Guess what. i am sick now too, with whatever he has. wheee! i made myself get up and do laundry though, and once that was done i went to sleep for the afternoon. ZZZZZZZZZ. Scott brought roast chicken home for dinner, and after some TV watching we read in bed till we both drifted off. ZZZZZZZZ

Monday, 9/7

Today Scott was still sick, and my throat was starting to hurt... so we slept in and he went into work around 1PM- i went with him! Today was Labor Day back home, and was declared a holiday here, but Scott's team was in the office working anyway- GO TEAM GO! Anyhoo, so i didn't wanna be away from Scott today, so i went with him to the office and took a book. about halfway through the afternoon we went out and bought everyone ice cream, cuz it;s an IBS tradition to do that from time to time, and that went over really well. We stayed late, because Scott and Darwin had many meetings :-) i spent probably the last hour or so talking to Donna- who i absolutely adore- while Scott and Darwin had meetings. then, around 9PM we headed back toward the hotel. Now, when it;s a holiday here, all the restaurants are either closed all day, or close really early, so our one and only option was McDonald's- no, not going into McDonalds- having it DELIVERED! So, that;s what we did- and it was still cheaper than McD's at home... even with the delivery charge.

Sunday 9/6

Scott haz a sick, so we just hung out and rested most of today, but we did have some excitement this evening. the Jabbawockeez were at Glorietta, and i love them, so Scott took me to see them perform. i have never ever seen so many people!!! 4 of the guys are Filipino, so that may be part of why there was such a huge crowd, but i'd be confident chalking it up to how awesome they are. i have bee na fan of these guys since they were first on ABDC!


There were people a-pushin and a-shovin and just insanity... but we still managed to have a great time!
oh, and i LOVE this pic! Scott is very happy to have Brunette Mae back too!
DJ Rashida (from America's Best Dance Crew- the competition the Jabbawockeez won) took the stage first, and then introduced Pop Sensation Billy Crawford- whose performance i enjoyed, but i was hot, cranky, and wanted to see the Wockeez!!!!




Then, after Billy did a few songs, FINALLY the Jabbawockeez came out!! no, you can;t see them in this vid. but they are there. we tried to get a good spot, but there were like 15,000 people there- no exaggeration. my favorite moments were the Michale Jackson Tribute and when the Wockeez did their version of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" (which you can see them doing at another show here




And, finally, here is a pic where you can actually see the Wockeez- well half of them!
it was a super fun show, and i managed to see most of it by watching the screens on the video cameras of people in front of me. ;-) After being outside in the heat and sweat and people for 2 hours, we found a nice quiet table at TGIFridays and had dinner. MMMMMM Fajitas! then it was back to the hotel and relaxing till bedtime.

Saturday, 9/5

today we wanted a low key day, and Scott felt like he might be coming down with something, so we slept in late- like noon, and left the hotel around 1:00PM to go to Glorietta and see some movies and just kinda wander around. we started with lunch at Shakey's pizza, which was yummy and fun. we got the manager's special pizza and a combo platter of fries, wings, and calimari. Then, we wandered over to the movie theater and got tickets for a movie at 3, and another at 5:50. After the fisrt movie, we hada little time, so we went and got Caramel Frappucinos and then found this little boutique that sells clothes that celebrate the Philippines in a unique way. imagine high quality polo shirts, but with a map of the Philippines embroidered on them. or... here! see pictures!
After that purchase, we went to see the 5:50 movie, and then made a pit stop at the grocery store for fruit and hair color before heading home to chill out for the evening...

Friday, 9/4

Today i blogged a good part of the day. the internet here is rather slow, so it took a long time to get all those pictures uploaded! After that, i started watching a movie, but it made me miss Scott, since it was a movie i really liked during the early days of our relationship, so i turned it off and returned to reading Breaking Dawn. i took a nap, and then waited for Scott to come home from work. He brought some roast chicken for supper, and it was really yummy! i kept him company while he worked late into the night, and then we went to bed. not the most exciting day, but, hey- we have the whole weekend ahead to do exciting stuff! :-D

Tuesday, 9/1-Thursday, 9/3

I have been sick. Feverish. Delirious. all i've done the past 3 days is eat the food Scott brings me and sleep basically. it;s probably the result of all the activity and excitement of last weekend wearing on my body and me not staying hydrated, and all the unusual takeout we got wednesday...

Monday 8/31

First, let me say HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY!!! Today my awesome and sweet sister in law Kelly turns 13!
we slept in a little this morning, by which i mean, like 8:30. We got up, had breakfast, and did a little last minute style photography, since we were leaving the Island at 2 PM.
here are some of the shots Scott took:
The walkway toward the pool that our room faced:



A shot of said pool from the Ground:



Walking past Christina's Restaurant out to the beach path, and entry to the beach itself:


The beach Path near our hotel:




The Sea Breeze Cafe


The path heading south:



The exit from the beach path to d*talipapa


We made another short trip to d*talipapa to finish some souvenier shopping (more bargaining!) and then took a couple pictures on the beach before heading back to the room to finish packing.



Here I am at the steps to the Kai Regency Spa:

We finished packing and vacated our room right on time at noon, then had a margarita in the hotel lobby bar before heading to the Sea Breeze Cafe for one last meal. We walked on the beach a little one last time, then headed to the lobby to meet our transport and do the whole travel process in reverse. it was uneventful, in a very good way, up until 6:30 when it was time to board our flight in Kalibo and it wasn't there. seemed like many other flights were boarding, some from the same airline going to the same destination, but not ours. eventually though (i guess it was really only about a half hour late, but i was already cranky about having to leave the island at 2 PM for a 7PM flight. We got back to Manila Safe and sound, as did our luggage, and after a quick shower upon arrival back at the hotel, i was out like a light!