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When you're an American with high standards...

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I'm happy that I'm home. I still got a lot of photos to post showing what occurred during the two months I was in the Philippines! 

One of the best things about my trips to the Philippines is the shopping (well, besides paying practically nothing for good food that would make Disneyland's look like s***...which pretty much is and why I just buy McDonald's and Taco Bell before heading there).

And as an American girl who sometimes forgets she has Filipino blood, I'm obviously the "target customer" who is easily impressed by whatever place holds a cashier in it. Ilocos was no exception, the stores surrounding St. Augustine church cartuneslover16.deviantart.com… were just attracting me like a magnet. 

This one store was selling really nice woven purses, snacks, magnets, and especially hand-crafted jewelry. You wouldn't call it a nice trip without getting a few souvenirs (or in my case, because my cousin had a hard time dragging MY luggage to the car that was to take us to the airport, A WHOLE LOT).

Before Tobias' parents let him go with me to the Philippines, his mom told him to bring her something nice. Now I'm pretty sure you're saying "Aw, come on, buying a souvenir for your mom is a hitch! I bet it wasn't that hard during your trip!".

Dudes...we're talking about JACKIE WILSON here. The fashionista mother of Elmore whom you usually see carrying shopping bags in her cameos from TAWOG episodes (see The Butterfly). Getting a gift for her is like trying to locate the Holy Grail. 

And woven bags won't cut it. I think they're pretty, but I prefer my Kate Spade. 

Don't worry, before we finally came home, Tobias did find a gift for his mom. What it is...I'll let you know in another photo I'll post sometime. :giggle: 
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That bag is beautiful! Who wouldn't want it? Did Larry get a souvenir?