We've been back for a few days now and I've been spending my time busily cutting together a brief video of our trip.
For those of you who don't know, Sarah, Margaret and I went to Cebu in the Philippines for our Chinese Lunar New Year break. We were there with basically my entire family and we had a great time enjoying the sunshine and resort living.
Some of you have been asking for photos - and they're coming. I promise. But I just have to come up with a way to efficiently show them on the blog. During my first look cull, I wound up with 58 photos that I wanted to show off. That's way too many for the blog so I thought I'd focus on the video first.
I'm sorry about the quality - there's a 100 MB limit on the file size which puts a crimp on the quality I can post at.
I'm back to work tomorrow. I took today (Monday) off in order to spend some quiet time with my own family.
All I can say is that I loved today. We spent much of the day at home and Sarah and I were out for a few hours in the afternoon to run errands. However, the highlight was going out to dinner with Sarah with Margaret strapped to my chest in the Baby Bjorn.
It was but a few hours out today, and the food was awful, but as I think back, it was really the highlight of the day and felt like an entire vacation in and of itself. We took the ferry across the harbor to a part of town we'd never been to before and explored a bit before having an early dinner and heading home.
It sure messed up Margaret's feeding / sleep schedule (she's still crying intermittently from her crib now at almost 9:00 PM) but in so many ways, I'm glad to have had that time with my family.
Now, Sarah and I are having quiet time in our cozy living room. It's the best feeling in the world. Baby in her room, Sarah at my side. Everyone should know this happiness that is mine.
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What a fantastic movie! I feel like I was right there with you guys- and I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures! I especially liked Margaret's hat in the swimming pool. It was so becoming! You're amazing, John, to have put this together for us. Thank you!
beside the footage of you guys, my favorite part of the video was when you were leaving the hotel. Having just gotten back from a trip of our own, I think the guy attempting to stuff suitcases in the back of your car was a particularly brilliant piece of comedy. hugs all around.
I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out! Sarah steps serenely into the car as some poor guy in the back is desperately trying to figure out how to fit it all in the back.
Funny thing about the loading - the black bag he's throwing around with enthusiasm was the one with all my camera equipment in it! Ack!
He still got a healthy tip for his struggles with the luggage.
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