Things were CRAZY FUN these past few days!! Kuya JJ made it to Omaha from DC last Thursday and after a hearty lunch with some of our friends, we went to the Air Space Museum. We saw planes from WW2 and space capsules and all that. I loved reading the history of it all and took pictures as well. After 2 hours, we went around and shopped for stuff Kuya wanted to give to Pinas. We had dindin at our fave Paradise Bakery. Puyat night no. 1. The next day, after having brunch at Thai Spice we went straight to the zoo where the indoor stuff greatly amazed Kuya JJ. We walked for a straight 3 hours! Hoen and I finally got inside the Lied Jungle, which is the worlds biggest indoor rainforest. The bummer? The Powaw Beaws were asleep. Then we went around the city again and did A LOT of shopping for Pinas for Kuya JJ and for the other peeps. By the time it was 6 pm, we were famished so we showed our quaint downtown to Kuya JJ and then ate at Famous Daves (didn't get to ride the horse-drawn carriage again). We were sooo full! We went around some more after that and went home to pack for our Mizzou trip the next day.

Because we slept late, we also woke up late so that by 9 am, we were still having breakfast at McDo. Ate Joyce already called Hoen up on the phone, saput and all because she didn't want to be the only "guest" in the Taylor household. Hehe. Anyway, after the 3 hour drive, we had an indescribably yummy lunch at Tita Belen's. Her soup was a combination of pochero and sinigang without the guilt. That soup was my main course! Of course, istorya galore dugay kaayo that we had to drag our asses to the mall. We did more going around so that Kuya JJ can find stuff to buy and of course, Ate Joyce as well. Uncle Jim, Tita Belen,Queen, her bf Alex, Ate Joyce, Kuya JJ, Hoen and I went around. We walked around for a couple of hours before heading to this lovely spanish resto called La Bodega. Their empanada and wrapped dates were TO DIE FOR! Sobra gyud kalami, dili ma-describe! Uncle Jim's fave place so that says a lot about the food. We ordered 4 paellas all around and so we needed some much needed walking. So we went around the famous Kansas City plaza much to Ate Joyce's content. Hehe. We walked, took pictures and we were home by 10-ish. We did the usual at the house- EAT and TALK. Tita Belen's muffins melted my palate but so did her apple strudel. Lami lami lamiiiii. I could feel my bitoks doing the monkey dance. Hehe. The next day, we had brunch at home over Tita Belen's turkey bacon, ham and eggs and we just wanted to sink in our chairs. Hehe. We went to church late after then went around the Indepence Mall for some last chance shopping for Kuya JJ. We ate at Smokehouse BBQ sans Uncle Jim at around 3 pm. Hoen finished his plate of ribs, fries and other sinful things but we still got to box some leftovers for Omaha. We said our byes to Alex, Queen and Tita Belen and the three Moreno siblings and myself were in our car. We dropped Ate Joyce off at the KCI for her 7 pm flight. We had 3-hour drive to go so we had to leave as well. The ride was nice, the sun was setting so the sky was beautifully orange.

Back home, we helped Kuya JJ pack, I did my first round of abs since 4 days ago and had our leftover dinner. Hoen and Kuya JJ went to Walmart to get some chocolates for Pinas and as usual, we talked and talked until the wee hours of the morning. He left back to DC this morning and will be leaving for Cebu tomorrow 11 am.

NOW Hoen and I can focus on getting everything ready for our Pinas trip. We are both excited and we can't believe.... NINE MORE DAYS!!! Yippee!! After one crazy fun vacay, we are looking forward to yet another crazy fun vacay. Hehe.

At the Air Space Museum


At Famous Daves


At Mizzou