weekend trip

It's a three-day weekend for my husband, and he arranged a trip to our beach house which made me glad. I miss that house. Me and my family were always there almost every weekend when I was in college, and a few more years after that. But people get busy, so you know...no time. Anyway, it was still as fun for me. I was so excited to take pictures of who else...my little girl. Haha! Upon arriving in Zambales we went straight to the beach. Bean and I spent more than an hour drawing with sticks on the sand. I do not like bragging, but I think I have a smart one right here. First, she asked me to draw a happy face with a pirate hat. Then, she asked me to draw balloons on the side...then a cake..."with candles, mama!" After which she said, "Happy birthday, happy face! We're all done!"
My husband and I like how creative Bean can get. She sees things differently, and that makes me so very proud of her.

We decided to stay at Ambay Beach Resort, owned by my husband's friend, for the first night. I was quite curious because I know they only serve vegan food. I have always been interested in being vegan, I just have little knowledge and no time to do research. Guess what? The food was it for me!!!! I loved it. I super liked the food, I have a major hangover. Maybe that was the push I needed to learn about it more.

All the daytime activities robbed us of our energy that we slept so soundly. Literally. Adam and I even needed to wake the little miss up; I guess she needed the extra hours of rest because she is very active.

The next day, we went to the beach again. Bean couldn't get enough of drawing on the sand. It makes my heart burst seeing her smiling and laughing under the sun. Excuse me for taking too many photos of her, we just adore her so much. I think that documenting our life with her was the main purpose of this blog, the reason I gave up my personal blog for this one. Now, back to our weekend....

My parents are on their way to our beach house, and we waited a bit to meet up with them. I was a bit sad that our house was quite dirty, and looked uncared for. If I had a choice (and the budget) I'd love to take care of it. It honestly helped me grow up, overcome my problems, and whatnot. That place holds a big part of my heart. We spent the first few hours sweeping, dusting, scrubbing...cleaning while the Bean napped; cooked dinner and called it a night.

Everyone woke up early for a walk in the shore, breakfast, and playtime with bubbles for our princess. She also loves to play with her "sandbox" where she makes a mountain of sand, decorates it with twigs and plants. She not only takes after her daddy (her interest in skateboards and surfboards), I think she also got a bit of the artsy stuff from me! I really had fun with my family. And I wish for more of this kind of moments to ease the pain of loss I still feel, the longing for a loved one who has passed. I guess healing really takes time. I know my heart will always be filled with the loved ones I lost...until forever. Family is really important to me, and sometimes I always think to myself if I have showed them how much I really care. It will be my goal to make happy memories with my loved ones from now on.

Now, here are some photos I'd like to share: