Feeling happy for once!

James, Giana, and I are all settled in our new apt. We did a down grade into a smaller place to save money as we want to be part of the new home-buyers club in about 2 years. But what is most important is that it's ours and we made it like home. So far Giana is loving the living rooms space b/c she can run all around it!! Let me tell you, this little girl of ours is FAST! James swears she's going to be a track star lol. Of course, I want her to hula dance and be girlie but he wants her in sports. Which is fine, she can do both :) She can hula down to the 1st base line. Haha! Anyways, so she loves our new space so that's most important. Plus the neighborhood is wonderful. It's where I grew up going to Jr High & High School in Burlingame. So, needless to say it brings back memories!!

Giana is counting to 12, knows all the colors of the rainbow + more, and knows her animals and the sounds each makes. She is also mastering sign language. This makes me pat my and James back for making the great decision of putting her in daycare. We had many doubts of putting her in daycare with a stranger when she was in the comfort of my mom's home all day. However, it started to take a toll on my mom (she has my young sisters to care for too) and even though mom was sad that we Giana wasn't going to be there often, she knew it was best for her too. When G turned 1, that's when she went in. She has grown so much and yes, being a mom you miss some moments of her life! I stayed home with her for the first 6 months of her life so I got to see all her main first milestones and we even got to see her walk. After she turned 6 months, that's when I had to go back to work so she went with my mom. She started walking at 10 months, everyone would trip out seeing this little midget walking and stumbling around. I would get stopped and asked how old she was and how LITTLE she was to be walking! I'm like she was born small!

As Giana's 2nd birthday is creeping up on us in Sept., I am getting sad b/c my little girl is growing up. She is the single best thing in our lives and we cherish her to the length of the moon & beyond! Giana is the epitemy of a Daddy's Girl. James is just too much with her - anything she wants, she gets with him! AAAGH, the teen years of that....just the thought ;) Just as much as she is a daddys girl, she is a mommys girl too! She knows how to get me b/c she reminds me so much of myself and I see it more and more everyday. James calls her mini-me and it's the truth and I will soak that up to the fullest!

Here is Giana reading one of her books. Enjoy!!

God is in my life for a reason

This weekend was crazy. Friday night, we went to an A's game with my father in law & his wife. Giana was at home with her Nana (James' mom). The game was fun, not my team but I was there to support James & his A's. They blew out the Orioles by like 8 runs and the weather was pretty nice too. Our seats were tight too. J got the tickets from through his work, Aramark. Aramark does the uniforms & all that for the Oracle Arena so we always get tickets to Warriors and A's and I think the Raiders (but I will NEVER go to a Raider game - F that!) When we were leaving, we were asked to move to the side. Next thing you know, there's a girl being wheeled through on a strecher drunk as hell! This chick had throw up on her shoulder! Nasty. I dont' get why people get sooooooooo drunk at a BASEBALL game!! I understand tailgating & having fun with a few beers & friends but damn...it's a game. But all in all, we had fun. Here's a pic.

Saturday we went to a grad party at a park for James' lil cousin. It was ok. Giana had fun running around.

Sunday was church in the AM. It's so crazy how the pastor can preach on things that are going on in your life at that VERY moment. I'm telling you...Pastor Paul was preaching on topics that I was like.."um, do you have a tape recorder in my purse?" LOL! Anyways, I won't get into detail about my stressful life but it was so good to hear encouragement about life and how it's dealt to you by God. One thing he said that I won't forget is "God will put people in your life to test you. And it's how you deal with it that makes you stronger and you have to say yes to God and stop running from His will. If you keep running from Him, he will keep bringing people in your life to test you. Once you're done with those people & their problems, he has a brand new batch of people with issues waiting in the wings to drop down in your life". What I took from that is, there will be people in your life that will drive you UP THE WALL with their problems and issues. All that comes from God. My question is why? haha, I know WHY but sheesh! God tests us like that. And God knows me & how I am being (selfish I guess) so he's testing me like that b/c he knows it's one of my problems is dealing with certain people.

I guess I need to pray and seek His guidance. Especially right now because I'm going to tear my hair out and God is the only one that can keep me from going bald.