Greer Gab: Perfect Timing

As sad as it is that my summer is winding down, I can honestly say I am so glad to see this week go! It was probably one of the toughest weeks I've had being a mommy. I know my "struggles" pale in comparison to what others are dealing with, and I know I'm incredibly blessed with what I've been given, BUT it was still a rough week at the Greer house. I'll give you a quick recap! :)

Last Saturday, Ansley started with the stomach virus. That's always fun to have around in the house. She's had it once before, but it wasn't quite as bad as this time. After 24 hours of throwing up, we ended with a week's worth of diarrhea. Lovely. To make that situation even harder, Mitch had to go out of town for 3 days with work. Ansley was not feeling well still from the virus, she's been trying to cut these two teeth on the top for a week or so, and she was just fussy. She didn't sleep well at night, which always means the days are going to be rough. We did a lot of driving around this week just to get out of the house! For some unknown reason, I started having migraines again. I dealt with them several years ago, but they had faded away. For some strange reason, I had 3 migraines during the nighttime last week. If the stomach virus and daddy being out of town wasn't enough, the nighttime migraines were icing on the cake. The medicine I take is pretty good at dealing with the pain, but it's loaded with caffeine, so I'm up ALL night. I'll admit that I was pretty grumpy those next days too! The cherry on top of all of that would be the fact that Ansley is trying so hard to be independent. I'm all about self-sufficiency, but the fits that come with the frustration are not great. Ansley loves shoes and always wants to wear them. She is in this phase where she wants to put them on, but when she can't get them on, she pitches a fit. Then once you help her get them on, she wants them off! :) She tries to get them off, but when she can't, she pitches a fit. We had several fits last week, and this mama was tired. Mitch came home Friday, and I know I looked like I had been run over by a truck....at least that's how I felt!

However, after all that, God's timing is always perfect. Last weekend, Mitch and I had our 5 year anniversary. Mitch had been planning a secret get-a-way for the two of us, but he planned it for this weekend instead of last weekend due to the 4th of July. After the long week, I couldn't wait to get away. It was just what I needed to get some rest, relaxation, and rejuvenate myself!! Mitch planned a night at the Ritz Carlton at Lake Oconee. We had a spa appointment on Saturday afternoon for a couple's massage and mineral soak, and we had the rest of the weekend to do whatever we wanted. The spa was amazing! Mitch had never had a massage before and was pretty apprehensive. Afterwards, I asked him how he liked it, and he said, "AWESOME!" He wanted to book another massage for Sunday, but we decided to wait a little longer. :)

We picked up our sweet girl from my parents house this afternoon, and we were so glad to see her. I think it did her good to get away from mama for a while. She's been my sidekick all summer, and although I love the bond it's created, she needs to be around others too. She's been a sweet girl tonight, and I'm looking forward to our last couple of weeks of summer break together. Here's a few pics from our weekend.