Had our second trip to Lucban last August 20-21. As usual, the van we were traveling in transformed into a rolling comedy bar. That's what you get when you put Ate Kay, Ihs, Risz, Loren, Amy, Ate Joy and Ogie all in one enclosed space, hehe. Though Ogie and I didn't take much part in the goofing which took place at the rear part of the van because we were in front, as usual, Ogie  was our driver.

It was mostly a time to rest and bond for all of us.  We stayed at Ate Kay's place and ate and ate and ate. And took lotsa pictures too.

The following day, we went on a roadtrip to Liliw, Laguna to search for Ihs' magic slippers, hehe. We had almost an hour's ride going there, so we had to eat lunch first at the Liliw church, which almost looks like Milan, minus the pigeons.

After lunch, we immediately took off and went to the shoe street. We had fun going from store to store trying to decide which footwear was going to make it to Marikina with us.

I almost went home empty-handed (or footed), because the bakya I fell in love with in one store didn't have my size, huhuhu. Thanks to my YAM buddies who never gave up, a perfect fit was found for me!

After the search was over, we went back to Lucban, packed up our things, and had our picture taken with Tita Cory and her housemates.  We boarded the van and started the drive home… everybody was silent at first, probably thinking, here we go back to our busy lives again, *sigh*.

Here's our last photo taken at Pagsanjan along the main road, hehe.

I really thank God for trips like that because it helps keep my sanity intact.  The view of greens and quaint towns does me a lot of good, sort of brings me back to the essentials of life. And being with the YAM barkada is always refreshing because we get to catch up on what's the latest in each others' lives, especially those of us who already have thier own families. Their mother-and-child-stories are always hilarious, hahaha! It was a fun trip!