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Remember that time I had a wreck and didn't have a car for nearly five months?

Yeah, me too.

That time sucked. But that time is OVER!!! Last week I finally bought my new car!

Keys in hand!!

And ready to drive away! Excited much?

Co-Pilot.

It was a pretty big deal. Not because I was finally getting a new car, but because I did all of it by myself. I set up the appointment to test-drive the car. I went to the dealership by myself for the test drive. Applied for financing by myself. I turned down the first offer. I drove away. I came back three days later, was approved for financing on my own, signed all the papers, and drove away. Big deal right? I mean, I just bought a whole freaking car by myself!! It kind of freaks me out.

She's white and she sparkles in the light. Just like a certain vampire I know ;)

One of the first things I did? Hung up my St. Christopher necklace Cassie gave me. No more wrecks for us!!

My friends and I, we have a tradition. It started four cars ago. You see, we happened to be eating at Longhorn the day Cassie got her new car. Then a few months later when I bought my G6, we were like, "Let's go eat! We should go to Longhorn!" So we did. Then last summer, Jennifer got her new car and, you guessed it, Longhorn it was. So Tuesday night, we couldn't break tradition. Although we really wanted to because we were starving and Marietta Diner was about five minutes closer, haha! We made it to Longhorn though. I kept saying, "I just bought a car!" Then after we ate, we of course hit up Pinkberry since it was just across the parking lot.

Of course we drove there ;)

After dinner and dessert, it was time to part ways, but not before a little photo shoot.

I think Jenn was just as excited as me!

A-town.

C-Rock.

I love her.

Here's to new cars and no wrecks! Oh, and btw, her name is Macy.

Welcome Home Reese!!

The first time I held Reese. A week earlier in the hospital.

Have you heard? I got a new job. And I start next Sunday. I’m going to have kind of wacky hours including working weekends so this weekend I went out with a bang. Let's start with Friday night, shall we?

To kick the weekend off right, our baby Reese, after 18 days, finally got to come home from the hospital!!

Swinging away in her swing!

To say we were all elated would be the understatement of the year. As soon as the clock struck 5:30 Friday afternoon, I jumped in the truck and made my way into Atlanta to have dinner and cuddle and love on Reese. The minute I walked in the door Joe pretty much handed her over to me and I held her until it was time for dinner.

18 days old and only the 2nd time I've held her. Shame.

It’s weird, after all these years of it first just being me, mom, dad, and Jessica and then having Joe the past five years, having a baby in the dining room as we ate was a little surreal. Every movement, every noise, every clink of a fork, we’d all turn to Reese, the center of attention. After we were all stuffed, Joe said, “Jessica, I’ll do the dishes if you change the diaper.” And so it’s begun! Then he second guessed himself, but ultimately decided on the dishes. So what does Aunt Jamie do? I offer to change to diaper myself!

"It was much quieter at the hospital!!"

So, I scooped her out of her chair and made my way to the couch (b/c why walk all the way upstairs to the changing table?) and went to work changing my first diaper. On Reese, not ever. I can’t even imagine the number of diapers I’ve changed in my life. Anyway, that little Reese, she’s a mover. Constantly moving and wiggling, and rolling. Add that to the fact that she’s so tiny and it makes for an interesting time changing a diaper. But I did it. And before I could even snap her shirt back together, I heard her filling her diaper again. Oh, Reese. We gave her a few minutes to finish her business and Jessica said, “I’ll change this one. I’m not going to make you do it back-to-back like that!” So Jess changed her and then, I scooped her back up with no intention of putting her back down until they kicked me out the door. And it was the first time she’s ever really been awake while I was around so that was exciting.

"Hi, Aunt Jamie!"

And then she fell asleep again. Just like this. In my lap.

Around 8 we decided to leave so Jess, Joe, and Reese could get ready for their first night at home together!

It’s such an awesome feeling to know that now at anytime, I can go up for a visit and she’ll be there. And I can hold her and cuddle her and give her hugs and kisses as much as I want. And since I’ll be so close to them, I’m demanding lots of lunch dates on the days I'm working in Atlanta.

Up next, Saturday night at Uncorked and Sunday on the lake!

xoxo