Hello again Monday...

This weekend gave me a chance to clear my head of this feeling of loneliness I've been going through.

When Hubbs got back from Atlanta we went to dinner at Chili's.  I guess he could tell I had been sad because we NEVER go there... he HATES chain restaurants... especially Chili's.  But we had fun!  Gigi captured every single waitress' hearts with her giggle & friendliness.  She even got a couple of balloons out of it... go Gianna!  

We came back home, he gave Gianna a bath while I picked up around the house, put her to bed & we sat out on the back deck for about an hour just talking, cuddling & drinking wine.  Awesomeness.  That's what I needed.  Just some relaxing alone time with my man.

And, I think we finally found a church we love!  They do things very similar to our "old" church in Atlanta so I think we'll start to feel at home there soon.  They are supposed to call me sometime this week to talk about which small groups might be good for us.  I'm pretty excited.

I took a few pictures of Gianna playing this weekend.  Well this first one is just of her messy, blueberry covered face, but I thought it was still cute :)  She loves mama's homemade blueberry waffles as you can see!  And P.S. Oxyclean is my new best friend.  Those blueberry stains came out in seriously 2 minutes... oh the little things that make a mommy happy.

Playing with her dolls.

"Uh oh you caught me sneaking off with your phone, Mommy!"

I think she's going to have green eyes, but it's still hard to tell...

I know this one is out of focus, but I love how she has her little hand up like that!

And Hubbs wanted a picture of his girls in game day colors.

Goooo Dawgs... sick 'em!

College football season has begun so Gigi is practicing her stance.

And she's pretty excited as you can see.

Because she gets to actually go to a game or 2 this year!  We're really hoping to make it to at least one UGA game this year.  Last year we had a newborn & I was too nervous to bring her out into a huge crowd like that.  This year will be different & I have a feeling she is going to have a blast.  This kid LOVES people.  Friendliest baby ever... she can't let anyone at the grocery store go without a wave & a toothy grin.

We also decided that we'd go to at least one Vandy game... as hard as it might be to cheer for another team in the SEC we have to give them a teeny tiny bit of loyalty right??

I will leave you to enjoy the rest of these photos of Gianna, the little football lover.  Have a fun, football filled weekend y'all!

One of those days.

I had one today.  You know the kind of days where all you want to do is crash on the couch, watch a sappy chick flick while eating a plate full of chocolate chip cookies with a (very full) glass of chardonnay... while you cry & feel sorry for yourself & hope that someone doesn't catch you while snot is dripping from your nose?

It was that kind of day.  Except I didn't get to do any of the above... besides the crying.  And I did have a cupcake.  That made me feel a bit better.  Just a little.

Hubbs had another call back interview in Atlanta this week so he left after his classes today & won't be home until tomorrow night.  That's when reality hit me...  

I'm alone in this city.  Yes, I have Gianna, but she can't hold a conversation with me yet.  My family lives thousands of miles away.  My 2 best friends live thousands of miles away... one of whom just gave birth to her 1st baby & I couldn't be there for her because I'm here.  Alone.  Thousands of miles away.  I think you get my point.

After Hubbs left today I just sat there and cried while Gianna took her nap.  I miss my family & friends.  I hate not having that one person who can come over any time if I need to talk.  I hate that my parents have only seen their grandchild for about 7 weeks of her entire life.  The last 2 years I was in Atlanta I finally felt "at home."  I finally found a good group of friends that were in the same place in their lives as I was.  And I had amazing inlaws who were there for us in every way.

I literally cried on & off until Gianna woke up from her nap.  When I went into her room... saw that huge grin & watched those tiny little hands reach for me as she exclaimed "Mama!"... I wanted to slap myself for having such a big pity party for myself.  I feel so blessed to have an amazing husband, a beautiful & healthy toddler & so much support & love from our families & friends... even if they ARE thousands of miles away.

I WILL find new friends.  I WILL make my living experience in Nashville a positive & fun time in our lives together.  And I WILL NOT run to The Cupcake Collection every time I feel a cry coming on.  Not like I did that today or anything.  Ish.

Tomorrow will be a better day & things are looking up already.  I am meeting another mom for breakfast followed by a trip to the park tomorrow so I'm excited!  She is a first time mommy too with a 10 week old daughter.  I am definitely taking lots of pictures of the 2 little ones so I'm sure I'll have plenty to post tomorrow night!

And question time: What do you do when you're having one of those days???

Attack of the killer ants.

Gianna & I were attacked (ok... she was completely mauled) by an army of ants on Thursday night.

Remember we were going to Atlanta for a night for Hubb's call back interview?  We stopped for dinner & I took her outside while Hubbs paid for the check because she was getting pretty sick of being in the carseat & now of being in a highchair.  Who can blame her?  We went out to a grassy area in front of the restaurant & I put her down to play a little before we continued our drive & she started making these scared noises.  Not crying... just little whines & she began to frantically try to climb up my legs.  I didn't see the ants at this point so I was just like "whatever... she's just in a whiney mood."  Well she was starting to cry at this point & was clawing at my legs to get up so I picked her up.  Then she starts pulling at her foot crying so I look down & I could barely see her sandal.  That's how many ants were covering her foot!

I threw her shoes off & started trying to brush the damn pests off her poor little foot & leg. I had to take her skirt off too because they were on their way up to her diaper.  They were all over my leg too, but at this point I could care less about me... I could already see the dozens of red bumps forming on her foot!

So I walked away with a total of 6 ant bites.  Gianna on the other hand?  ::drumroll please::

38 bites.  Seriously.

I was so scared she was going to have some kind of bad reaction to so many bites, but after reading about fire ant bites online I calmed down... just a little.  Honestly, the only time they seemed to bother her was during the actual attack.  She was all smiles like 10 minutes later & here was her mama itching & smacking at her own legs with all of her 6 bites, while her darling baby girl is in the back seat with 38 bites & could care less.  Hubbs told Gianna to give her mama a little lesson on "toughness."  HAHA!  Seriously though... she was tough & I was the wimp :)  I wanted to take pictures of her feet & legs, but it probably would have grossed you out.  They turned into "pustules" & look disgusting, but they're finally starting to go away.

Anyway... I thought I'd liven the mood with a little video of Gianna wearing her Crocs!  Yes, she totally has Crocs.  They were a gift given when she was born & they're still big on her, but she insisted on putting them on.  So here ya go...

And some random pictures I took of her at 13 months!  Her headband is from Bitty Bows in case anyone wondered.  And if you look at this headband on their website you will see that my girl is pictured modeling it :)  (along with a few other models, but hey, I'm still proud!)

She did NOT want to wear pants that day.

My favorite shot of the day!

There are dangers in our new town.

Gianna woke up this morning & the little cold she seemed to have for the past 2 days is gone.  Completely just disappeared.  Is that not the fastest cold you've ever heard of or what??  I'm wondering if it was just allergies or something because she never seemed to feel bad or anything besides having the runny/stuffy nose.  That's just odd that it would come for a couple of days & disappear if it's allergies.  Well it's gone so we're happy.  She did take a 3.5 hour nap yesterday though... and woke up with these rosy cheeks!

I know she is her daddy's mini me, but at least she got something from me... check out those curls!

And what are the dangers I speak of?  This place...

It's about 8 minutes away from my house... and people say they are the best cupcakes in Nashville.

Well, not just the best in Nashville... they have the BEST cupcakes I've ever tasted.  Ever.

So of course I couldn't just walk out with 1 cupcake.  I picked out 3 & the lady says, "You still have room for 3 more in here!"  Well shucks... do I have the will power to say no thank you?  Nope.

Watch Mrs. F gain 10 pounds in 1 month.  No seriously... help me with my addiction!

And P.S.  Gianna is 13 months old today.  Ummm didn't she just turn 1???