Current mood: exhausted
Wow talk about a whirlwind and fun weekend! Mia got some special visitors this weekend, her Grandpa and Grandma Pizano came into town to visit her... and us too haha. It was short notice on our part since we invited them up on Friday afternoon. The house wasn't in the shape that I would like it to be but it was still presentable. My Dad always asks over and over with everyone phone call, when they can come up and see Mia so we thought, why not? Our weekend was actually free for once so we just decided to have them over. It was tons of fun and I am so glad we did it.
They ended up coming up Saturday afternoon and they were just tickled to see Mia again. It has almost been a whole month since the last they got to see her. I had her dressed in one of her poofy dresses she got for her birthday and of course they just melted. Mia on the other hand, who was all perky and playful moments before they got there, froze up again and let them know they would have to work hard to win her over .......yet again. She just gave them the cold stare and would not laugh for anything, even when tickled. She never cries or gets scared, its more of just a real serious side of her comes out. She warmed up quickly though and both her Grandpa and Grandma were fighting over who could hold her. Once while her Grandpa was holding her on his lap, she decided it was cuddle time and rested her head on his chest. Instantly my Dad stopped talking and just melted. She was such a good girl. After getting tons of cuddles she finally started playing with her toys. Grandma played with her toys and even with her box house. Grandpa was resting from the drive a bit and visiting with us.
I cut up the second Maui Gold Pineapple I got from WinCo so everyone could have a sweet treat. After visiting a bit more they decided to make a quick trip to Target to exchange Mia's birthday present they gave her. It was a little pink princess car that you can ride on and it plays music. When you hit a certain button the princesses out front start twirling around in a circle. Mia LOVED this toy however, when we brought it down to San Diego for her birthday party, it broke and never worked right again. The princesses wouldn't move anymore and we all were sad. So it was Grandpa and Grandma to the rescue. Armed with the reciept they went down the street to Target to exchange it for a new one. Adrian, Mia and I all rested a bit at home and I fed her dinner while they were gone. When we noticed that they had been gone for a long while we got a bit concerned. Target is only about 5-10mins away and you don't even have to take the freeway. Then my Dad called and told me that the Target they went to didn't carry an extra car to exchange so they had to try TWO other Targets in the area before they found one that did!!! They were on a mission and it was all for Mia! They came home a short while later with tons of surprises for her! One of those surprises was more snackies!!! We stopped buying her favorite rice puff snackies while back, once she started eating Cheerios to save money, so this was a huge treat for Mia. She went nuts being able to have them again and the fact she got to choose between 3 different flavors! Her second surprise was even cuter. Mia got this little FooFa (A Yo Gabba Gabba character) from her Grandma for her birthday and she LOVES it, she carries it all around with her, well one of her new surprises was that they also got her a Tootie AND Brobee (both Gabba Characters!) Mia lite up right away when she saw Tootie and got all smiley and excited... she walked away holding it all happy. My Mom called her back and gave her the Brobee she bought.. Mia took the Brobee... looked at it for a second (still holding Tootie in the other hand) then handed Brobee back to my Mom and took off with Tootie! haha She would not let go of that Tootie. Eventually she picked up Brobee but ended up giving it to me to hold. Whenever I put it down even in my lap she would walk back to me and hand it back to me and make me hold it with my hands! haha She then gave the FooFa for her Grandpa to hold and she walked around with her Tootie haha. They also brought in her brand new princess car for her! YAY! I tore it out of the box and Mia went nuts. She loved seeing the princesses spin again and the music. She even rode it a a bit and even attempted to spin around on her butt like the princesses spin! haha She was one happy baby.
Then my parents convinced Adrian and I to go out while they watched Mia. Something we NEVER get to do by ourselves since we don't live near ANY babysitters. After much reluctency on my end (I was tired, wanted to visit with my parents AND I always hate leaving the baby (I am overly attached to her)) I finally agreed to go since it would be a treat to spend time with my husband again! haha. We both got ready and we left. At first we were going to just go out and eat but we ended up hitting the Mall first. I wasn't expecting that but Adrian was driving and he took me there. He said he wanted to buy me a new pair of jeans since my current pair were getting so old. I am down to only one pair of jeans now, and since I am not working any little money I get from unemployment goes to Mia supplies or car payment. I have not bought myself any clothes in literally YEARS! (I stopped working in 2007) So it was a huge treat. I knew what a tight budget we are on and how we need to be aware of all our spending so talk about shocked when he took me to Macys'! We only had about 45mins to shop before the store closed so we ran around looking at all the jeans. He was such a sweetheart and helped me find the perfect pair and perfect size. Even while trying on the different jeans he was out finding me more and was ready to hand me more if I didn't like the ones I had. What a great husband isn't he?! Eventually I found the pair I LOVED! it was a pair of Tommy Hilfiger!!! I have never in my life ever owned a pair of name brand jeans!! I have never been in a situation where I could splurge with money even when I was working! I always had to pay rent for my apartments, school supplies, work clothes or something! I was tickled pink! Thank goodness they ended up being on sale so we didn't have to pay the full $70! but I have to admit they definately are the most comfortable jeans I have ever worn! They are almost as comfy as wearing sweats! haha Anyways after the mall we went down the street to eat at one of our favorite restaurants, The Roadhouse Bar and Grill. We LOVE eating there but haven't in such a long time. So it was a huge treat to eat there plus not having to worry about having Mia and making sure she is happy. We got to really enjoy each other's company and had a great time. Of course Mia was the topic of most of my conversations and I even had to make a quick call home to check up on her. She was already in bed by then and that made me relax more. After dinner we went home and I got to show off my new jeans! I was so happy. After visiting a bit more we all went to bed.
I got up in the morning when Mia woke up and after dressing her up all cute again, I woke my parents up with her in my arms. They popped out of bed and greeted her with hugs and kisses. I let them all get reaquainted since Mia, at first, gave them the cold shoulder... err eyes again, while I fixed her breakfast. She even said a new word to Grandma!!! When she was trying to give her FooFa and Grandma wasn't paying attention Mia said "here" with her arm stretched out handing it to my Mom! Too Cute!!! Once I was done getting her breakfast ready, Grandpa fed her and she perked right up. Then they took turns playing, cuddling and just enjoying Mia while we all got ready to go out for breakfast. Once everyone was ready to go, we all left to our favorite breakfast place, The Original Pancake House. Once we got there and Daddy got Mia off the car I put on her pink summer hat and watermelon sunglasses! Her Grandpa and Grandma melted and quickly busted out with their camera to take tons of pictures. We eventually made it to the restaurant and right away every waitress that saw Mia stopped and said "Awwww how cute!!!" one even asked where she got the cute sunglasses from. We got seated and looked through the menu. Mia did great, she never fussed, cried or did anything bad. She was a perfect angel, unlike the screaming baby (who was also around her age) next to us. She colored with Grandpa, they played table drums with the silverware, and she even got to order her own meal from the menu for the first time!! She got the Jr. Meal which comes with 3 pancakes and 1 egg. When our food came we all chowed down, even Mia who ate from her own plate like a big girl. We had a great time there then it was off to home we went. Oh before we left, an elderly couple stopped by our table just to see Mia up close. They complimented on what a cute baby she was and how they just had to see her closer. We all beamed with pride as Mia just did her normal "who are you?!?" stare haha.
Once we got home we all rested. Mia played with her car and even got on it and tried to push herself on the carpet. She learned how to open and close the secret compartment and she even put her toys in there. I decided to give my parents alittle treat and made some home made playdough again, took some hand and feet impressions of Mia, baked it and gave it to them for a present. They went nuts over that. After alittle more visiting it was time for them to go home. It was sad. We all wished them bye and Mia waved bye to them as they drove off. I fixed Mia some dinner and later gave her a bath and off to bed she went. Despite a short 10min nap in the car she had not slept ALL day and it was already 7:30! she was amazenly good, never cried, fussed or got moody at all.
Overall the visit went great! and we all had so much fun. I can't wait till we can all visit again, hopefully it will be sometime soon. As for me I am dragging and soooo tired, so I am off to bed myself. Night, night....
