I heart Rice Krispy treats

I think my new favorite hobby is island hopping. There's something about snorkeling in crystal clear waters and laying out on pristine white sand beaches that speaks to my soul. I know some of you are wondering how my pale skin could possibly manage this hobby. I'm tan. Yep! OK, maybe not extremely tan, but tan enough to only use 30 spf when I could use 50. My previous burn has flaked off to reveal honey colored skin. I'm pretty dang proud of it. I've come a long way from the pastey, blinding white I used to be. The beaches are treating me pretty good and we are having a great time with Hbf's parents.

I pretty much inhaled all of my Rice Krispy treats in the first 2 days. I would eat at least one after every meal, and sometimes before, too. They were so delicious... But this has only increased my appetite for Rice Krispy treats. Those Rice Krispy treats were only my Rice Krispy treat appetizer, and now I am anxiously waiting for my Rice Krispy treat entre. Hbf and I try not to talk about it, but we will be home in about 15 days. A part of me is excited (Helloooo Rice Krispy treats!) and a part of me is very sad (hello daily grind).

The Philippines has been a really great place to wind down our trip. It's more like the states, but still has the SE Asia feel. Maybe I won't have such culture shock when I get back, but I'll surely have sticker shock. Meals for this trip have ranged from $1 - $10 for both of us. In the states, we'd have to eat fast food every day to rival that (and I don't want to die when I'm 30 from a heart attack). Maybe it will help us live a little bit cheaper in the states.. Who knows. I'm not going to miss the mosquitoes though. No matter how much DEET I put on, the mosquitoes find that teeny, tiny spot that I missed. One skeeter bit me in the eye bag. You know, the sensitive area right below your eye.. Yeah, it swelled up and I looked like Quasimodo for a day. A couple of days ago, something bit me on the lip and I looked like I had gotten a reeeeally bad collagen lip injection for awhile. I've also been bit on the tip of my finger and my forehead. How can these be good places? The mysteries of a mosquito.

Tomorrow we have another round of island hopping. So far, I think we have seen maybe 15 islands of the 7000+ here in the Philippines. So far, so good.