i'm back. . . and i'm home here in manila. . . and i've got pictures. . . i'm a nerd though coz i posted pictures in reverse chronological order! so scroll down first 'til you get to the last picture and work your way up and you'll see how my vacation has been so far. then come back up here and finish the rest of this post.

done? well, here's to fill in parts that weren't photographed. so i did get to justine's wedding on time, albeit a bit, no a lot jetlagged. and the dress fit for most part save the straps which i just snuck into the dress and then put a sweater over as you'll see from the pic.

my family's doing well and our house is completely decked out for the holidays, as usual, with a bright orange-themed christmas tree. it was nice spending time with my family and my cute nephews which i got to do a lot last week since i spent almost 4 days at home fighting the flu. it was kind of a bummer since there was a lot of shopping to be done. but i did make up for lost time once i got well. and will continue to do so 'til i fly out=)

saw friends from high school this weekend too which was fun. lots of gossiping and catching up. also got to go to church for our christmas fellowship and was extremely blessed by how my "kids" have not only continued but grown in serving the Lord and the church.

well, that's it for now. we're headed to boracay tomorrow! so excited. will most definitely post pics from that.

if i don't get to you before then; have a very merry christmas and an awesomely blessed new year to you!