UGA v. Tech

Today we had so much fun watching the Dawgs play GA Tech in Atlanta.  Trey's cousin, Bryn works for GT and she got us tickets to the game so we headed down there early to tailgate and then took Sophia into the game.

One nice thing about Tech games is you can bring your babies (under 2) in without having to buy them a ticket.  It started to get pretty cold once we got inside but Sophia was such a trooper and we managed to stay the entire time and see an amazing Dawg win.

Don't know how GA pulled that off since they were down by 20 in the first quarter but they did!  I'm honestly surprised we made it to the end with a double overtime too.  Sophia was getting fussy the moment we got into the stadium.  Thankfully she napped for one quarter and then when we thought she'd had it and started to head out in the 4th quarter she calmed down so we stood in the end zone and watched the rest from there.  She hung on and we were so excited to see the win.  Fun game and fun company all day!  Thanks again for the tickets Bryn!!!

hanging out with the Mussers and Poseners.  So glad Sophia got to meet her Great Aunt Missy and Great Uncle Neal!

and look who else we bumped into several times today  Yay!

someone was tired!

right after the win.  We were excited and Sophia was excited to finally be going home!  We managed to snag another ride on the golf cart with the free service they had going that took us down the street.  From the stadium to our car we were gone in 5 minutes!  So convenient.

Reflecting on Life at 30

If you had asked me as a little girl where I thought I may be and what I would be doing when I turned 30 I would have probably answered with a million things so far from where I am now.  At first I wanted to be a teacher.  I would spend hours in my room as a little girl, the only girl of 4 with my circle of dolls and stuffed animals reading to them as a teacher would and showing off all the illustrations before I flipped to the next page.  Then as I grew up I aimed higher.  I thought I’d become a CEO of a company or the first female president of the United States.  I believe the quote from my 8^th grade graduation says “I see myself as the first female president of the United States fighting for issues like women’s rights.” HA! 

But my reality is, I went to UGA as an aspiring broadcaster studying what else, Broadcast Journalism only to land myself in a coveted internship with Fox 5 Atlanta the summer before my senior year to throw my plans to the wind and come up with the ‘brilliant’ idea of heading to law school the next year.  Then, my life plans really shifted.  I spent, undoubtedly the worst/hardest to date 3 years of my life studying a profession that clearly wasn’t meant for me, found myself humbled beyond belief in those years as I persevered to make it through and the few after that as I stumbled to find my way toward where I was meant to be - Thank God I found a job I love now-, in the process put off getting married for a few years longer than I had always thought I would, and as ripple effects go, didn’t start a family until I was 29 years old.  Which means by the time I turn 30, I am way off my original plan of having 4 kids already.

All this leads me to today, the last day of my 20s!  I haven’t had time to really process this huge milestone in the past two weeks since I feel like I’ve been jumping from one doctor appointment to the next – first my severely dry eyes where the dr. had to put plugs in to trap my tears and I’m taking prescription drops to correct the red/pink staining around my cornea.  Then I came down with another spell of stress induced/teeth grinding at night TMJ last week which was only exacerbated by an infected nerve beneath an old cavity that turned into a root canal treatment Tuesday (thank God for narcotics!).  As I told someone this week, if this is was greats me in the 30s, I fear my 40s!

But I digress, as all attorneys and talkers do.  Maybe that profession was really meant for me after all ;)…  but that’s the point of this rambling.  Despite the best laid plans I wouldn’t change a thing!  

I made myself proud finishing law school and passing the bar and learned so many lessons about myself along the way.  Without that education I wouldn't have the job I have today which allows me to have the best of both worlds seeing my daughter grow every day and helping to provide for my family.  I married my best friend and while we have our moments I wouldn’t want to walk this journey with anyone else.  And best of all we’ve started a beautiful family together with a daughter who makes my life so rich and full every day.  I can’t imagine nor would I wish to have it any other way.  It’s funny how God always gives you exactly what you need and can handle in life and I’m a firm believer that with faith and perseverance anything is possible. 

While it’s easy to say, I always thought I’d be here or there by the time I reached X age, you just kind of have to stop and appreciate the ride and where it’s taken you.  I’m not going to lie, saying I’m 20 something sounds way cooler than 30 something ;)  But, with age comes knowledge and experience and hopefully more kids to enrich my life even more.  I feel blessed for a wonderful 30 first years with an amazing family and friends that have helped to shaped me into the person I have become and I hope that the next 30 bring me equal health, happiness and blessings along the way.  So, happy 30th birthday to me! :) 

All the important things in life - family and friends!

Magid Family Ryan's wedding Oct. 2013

Spivey/Posener Beach trip July 2013

friends at our wedding 

UGA homecoming game Nov 9 - our happy little family

Best part of every day!

Sophia Goes to Athens and Kelsey's Baby Shower

Saturday we headed to Athens to watch the Dawgs play and took Sophia with us.  She did great for her first game but she was a handful.  We hadn't been there for even a quarter before she started to get fussy.  I thought I was going to just have to leave and meet Trey later but she fell asleep in my arms and then took a nap on my lap for almost a quarter.  She was just pooped out!  All in all the perfect day for her first trip to Athens.  I think we'll wait until she can walk until we go back with her though ;)

Then, today Maggie and I hosted a baby shower for our best friend Kelsey.  She's having a boy in January and we are so happy for her!  It was so fun getting everything set up all week and the nautical theme turned out so cute!  Everyone seemed to have such a good time and I always love the time I get to spend with these girls.  It's so rare that the 3 of us are in one place at the same time so I'll take any little time I can get.  Can't wait to meet Baby Alexander in a few months!

Sophia - 8 Months Old

Another month goes by like a flash.  I keep hearing that I'll blink and it'll be her college graduation day or her wedding day and I can totally see that.  It's amazing how fast time flies but at least we're having fun and Sophia continues to grow like a weed and develop her cute little at times fiesty little personality.

She's so much fun at this stage with how alert she is and how active she always wants to be.  It is getting harder to keep up with her because she never wants to sit still unless it's bedtime and then she gives you the sweetest little cuddles.  She must get those ants in her pants from daddy.  He can't sit still either.

At 8 months Sophia...

• Loves to eat!  She will take pretty much anything you give her and even if she doesn't like it and makes the funniest faces like it's the worst most sour thing she's ever had she swallows it down!  She started eating little pieces of 'grown up' food and likes avocados, cheese, sweet potato, squash, and chicken.  She also loves her apple puffs and water.  She reaches for our glasses when we fill up a cup and opens her mouth to take a sip.
• Can drink from her sippy cup really well and loves to bang the cup down on her tray when she's done
• Is making lots of new sounds and I think has a name for me "na-na"  I keep saying Ma-ma and I swear she'll look at me and scream out "na-na" over and over when she's trying to get my attention.
• Loves playing in her play room and gets overwhelmed with excitement when she's surrounded by all her toys.  She doesn't know which one to pick up first!
• Crawls really well
  
• Takes 2-3 naps a day and loves when we let her take a morning nap in our bed.  She zonks out and it's the only time she'll sleep on her back.
  
• Has started sleeping with a sleep sack since it's gotten colder.
• Got sooo off schedule after Uncle Ryan's wedding and was waking up 2 times a night until this week (fingers crossed).  She's back to her old good sleeping routine.  Thank God!
• Has two top teeth coming in.
• Has started propping herself up and STANDING!  Watch out!  Looks like we're going to have an early walker!  

Hey Little Pumpkin!

Not possible!