A Pleasant Surprise in La Union

Driving back to Manila last May 2011, we stopped by the Shell station in La Union for gas, breakfast and wee-wee.  (Thank you Auntie Rose sand Chayong for the Vigan longga bfast!) We usually pass through a back end road to avoid traffic in the main city. 

Ate Suzette spotted familiar faces: Uncle Ador and Auntie Siony ( all the way from Cebu!) 

They came from Laoag and Pagudpod to bring their family to see the sites. All of them are based in Cebu! And they had the whole family in tow in a rented mini-bus/van and a back-up fierra. 

Wonderful! 

The Montero brothers and sisters

Here are the pictures of the Montero brothers and sisters. 

Lola Maxima's funeral

Up closer... So young. I think, Auntie Vis was just 16 or 17 here and Uncle Nonoy was 2. 

Here they are,  binata't dalaga na. 

The latest reunion, unfortunately without Uncle Rudy's family. May 2010. 

Papa's funeral. 

So sad that family reunion  pictures started and ended in funerals. Shouldn't we plan for a bigger reunion marked by birthdays, weddings, or  baptisms instead?