Christmas 2009

We left Torrance late Wednesday afternoon. By the time we got to the 405 and the 10, traffic just crawled. It wasn't too bad however. I had expected to be delayed for hours but overall, the traffic just added an hour more or less to our trip. We arrived in San Francisco at around 11 PM. We spent the night at Papa and Mama's place in South Francisco. Temps were in the low 40's but quite manageable. Rafael was his usual self a few minutes after we had arrived. Running around and playing with Mama Maru.

The day after, we all drove to Stockton early to get a headstart. Ate Mai and Rolan again generously hosted this year's Christmas get-together. Traffic was light. We got to Stockton shortly around noontime. Photos and videos from Christmas eve will be posted soon as it is in the other camera.

We left Stockton early to then drive to Vallejo. A few minutes after we arrived, people started to trickle in. Ed and Ma arrived with Benjie and Betty. Bil came back from picking up food. Rafael was happy chasing around Olga's two pet dogs Nico and Lica. Below are photos from Vallejo.