And we’re back to regular programming
While it feels good to be back home, I feel vacation-sick, sorta like the opposite of homesick. Two weeks is never enough for a good vacation, especially one that allows you to reconnect with loved ones.
I took over a thousand pictures over a span of two weeks, but here are 88 highlights from my L.A. vacation. These pictures do not fully capture the fun and enjoyment I experienced with my loved ones, but nevertheless they do fill me with so much happiness and make me smile, even tear up a little whenever I go through them.
Thanks to my beautiful family for making sure I enjoyed every minute of my trip. There were opportunities when I could’ve gone sightseeing, but opted to just stay home and bond with my relatives. Sometimes just laughing and bonding over bowls of cereal and servings of beef jerky is ten times more special than a trip to an amusement park or museum. I’m really blessed to have reconnected with them.
I was pretty much a mess on the plane ride back to Manila, bursting into tears every now and then. And I wasn’t prepared for waterworks! I had to make do with the sleeve of my sweater to dry up my tears.
So anyway, I’m back at work, back at home, back to reality. And so I toil, toil, toil again and save, save, save again so I can go on vacation yet again. I’m loaded with beautiful memories, and these beautiful moments that I hold in my heart motivate me to find ways to reconnect with my loved ones some more.
Yup, we’ll get back to regular programming soon. I shall catch up on bloghopping soon as well. 
See you later!
September 25th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Toni, alam mo naman ako when it comes to Pictures…so I finished them all…where are the rest of the 922??? Glad you enjoyed the trip. There’s nothing like seeing something for the first time and experiencing everything in childlike ways…ang ganda ng LA di ba? But not for me
September 25th, 2007 at 11:03 am
Hi Toni! I’ve been a silent reader of your blog from the first day I stumbled on it. Thank you so much for the good vibes you’ve been sending your readers. You don’t fail to make me feel good about life everytime I read your writings. Keep up the sunshiney outlook.
September 25th, 2007 at 11:43 am
fun pictures–specially Mickey Mouse and all the food!
i dare ask you–tumaba ka ba? hehehe.
i’m happy to hear you had fun. welcome back!
September 25th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Welcome back Toni.
September 25th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
tones – why the water works?
glad you had a great time in LA. next time dito naman! 
September 25th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Ah, you’re so like me. I act tough when I’m at the airport, but when I’m on the plane, my tears won’t stop flowing. I’m glad you had a chance to reconnect with family – that’s the best part.
September 25th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Great pics Toni, I’m craving salmon loks now!
September 26th, 2007 at 12:51 am
WELCOME BACK!!! =)
September 26th, 2007 at 10:10 am
I saw all the pictures… ang gaganda! Glad you had so much fun
Welcome back!
September 26th, 2007 at 10:57 am
Awesome pictures, Toni! I want to go to L.A. now! I’m glad you had such a great time…I love great vacations:)
September 26th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Welcome back home. Always great to go on great vacations. Only trouble is getting back to ‘real life’.
September 26th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
great pics toni! glad you enjoyed your trip.
September 27th, 2007 at 12:14 am
did you go hob-nobbing w/ the stars? celeb-sighting? night-life? i did enjoy your family and food pics! so glad you had a great time in L.A!! but i do get teary-eyed myself after going home from a nice reunion! for your next trip, abby and i suggest NYC! we’d love to show you around!
September 27th, 2007 at 4:22 am
Ha ha Toni! When I first read your post about coming here, I did think for a split second that maybe you were my cousin;)
So what did you think about Cali’s most treasured In-N-Out? And I laughed at your comment about Kalamansi being orange here vs. green in the Phils.
September 27th, 2007 at 11:08 am
toni, i loved the pics! i missed tommy’s tuloy, sigh. anyway, i can understand the crying thing, i do that all the time.
glad to have you back! *muah*
September 28th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
i just saw your pics! glad you enjoyed your time in LA…
September 28th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
hi toni girl!:)
welkam bak! i looked at your pics. ang saya! i’m glad you had a great time. time spent with family is still the best, if you ask me.:)
*hugs!*
September 30th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Hi Toni! Glad to have you back. I missed you. I will check your photos. Thanks for sharing the link.
October 5th, 2007 at 7:26 am
great pics toni!!!parang feeling ko kasama mo ako namamasyal e!
heniweys, i luv luv luv in-n-out!!! kaso wala sa idaho e, so pag nsa arizona kami or cali dun lang ako nakakain sa in-n-out!
hay naku, bad yung dracula na yun! he was hitting on us too when we took pics w/ him!
October 7th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
hi my dear…it seems like you had a blast in LA…the photos are great! I liked the way you’ve written a description under each of your photo. And as usual, sexy ever!