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Its Fall Y'all

So this weekend was my 'single mom' weekend AKA my husbands long weekend. The little guy and I did a lot this weekend zoo the time just zipped by. Friday night I had to work so the little man stayed with the sitter for a few hours, Saturday was our community yard sale which was an epic fail. I had high hopes of getting rid of a lot of my things, but those hopes were crushed 10x. The effort I put into it was so not worth the 3 hours of sleep I gave up to get up and set up. Needless to say, NEVER AGAIN!! So since yesterday was such a let down I decided I would make up for it today. The little man and I got up this morning and I took him to these little shops in Southport that use a local produce stand to decorate for fall and I took Corbins  picture by all the cool pumpkins, we did this last year too. Since we moved down here I ave discovered that a real pumpkin patch is hard to come by so I resorted to the produce stands products/decor, it works out rather well for us. After we took pictures we went and fed the birds and watched the local fish, which is always a good time for the little guy. We wrapped up our day back at the house by planting my mums, ordering pizza, and then taking a nice walk to the stop sign. For me it has always been thenlittle things that make me happy but even more so now that I have a child and todays  smile moment came when we were talking our walk and Curbing ran up beside me to hold my hand while we walked.

Pittsburgh in the Fall

Well after a long day of not knowing what the heck was going on we finally decided to make the trip back to Pittsburgh for a long weekend. The husband was granted a few extra days of leave so we decided to take advantage of that. While we were not really thrilled with driving 11+ hours through the night we did it and let me just say I am still not a fan of that darn DC beltway.

We left NC and it was in the 70s to get to Pittsburgh and be welcomed with 40/50 degree weather and crazy wind, but hey thats western PA for ya right?! It was great to be back and I love seeing my family but I swear each trip back feels more and more rushed. We go back for an escape from daily life and to relax with loved ones and our time gets spent driving all over creation to visit and by the end of it all I am more tired than when we started. This trip was different though from the one taken at the beginning of the summer because the husband got to come and it was his first time back in 8 months so it was exciting for him.

We also had an opportunity to go out with out the baby while we were there which was a first for us since we have not been out on a 'date' since the baby was born. My brother-in-law took us to the casino and well lets say I was not impressed. I quickly remembered how much I dislike cigarette smoke and after gambling away $40 bucks I realized that was not the place for me and we jokes about how we just lost out diaper money for the next month. After the casino we came up with another brilliant idea, lets go get a drink! Off to the South Side we went. Carson St. was littered with tons of annoying drunk people as always and as we walked down the street people watching I realized how much I did not want a drink, how cold I was, and how much I missed my lil man man, and then there it was, the reason we came to the SS, The Grotto pizza! Yes you read that right, we went to the best place in town to drink and dance and we ended up sitting in a pizzeria. My brother-in-law couldnt hand lol so he went off on his own back down the street while the husband and I sat and enjoyed the delicious backed goodness that we cannot get in NC. As we people watched out the window I looked at the husband and said that I was getting old. As much as I miss from time to time the ability to go out and get so drunk my face feels like its going to fall off and dance till my feet ache it just wasnt a part of my life anymore. My life was Corbin and my family and I would have much rather been back home cuddled up with him! So we gathered our things and headed back home where we did just that. My hubs enjoyed playing video games with his brothers and laughing with his parents as we all enjoyed playing with the baby.

Pittsburgh will always be home and I will always appreciate the things that city has to offer compared to any other place we may end up living but my real home is where my heart is, where my son is and that is what makes me happy these days. We enjoyed our trek back to NC looking at all the Fall foliage and watching the thermometer creep up from the 50s to the high 70s by the time we made it to NC, it was good to be home!

My lil punkin head

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. There is Halloween, Thanksgiving, and of course the great Fall weather! This year is better than ever though because I get to share it with my lil man and I took this great opportunity to get some great pictures with the wonderful decor around right now!

Enjoy!