Soon...maybe?

If you'd asked me a few months back if we would have our referral by now I'm certain I would have told you yes. And I don't think I was alone in that according to the guesses on the right of the blog! And even though we would love to be celebrating and showing off the little one's picture right now God has given us such amazing peace that His time is right- and we're so grateful for that. But I'm starting to feel like we're getting close to the call! We hit the 4 month mark on Sunday so it could still be a bit of time, but I'm getting VERY excited to see the little one God has planned for this family! I couldn't sleep the other night and I just kept imagining what his little laugh will sound like. I get so excited thinking about the day that I'll hear it in person..

Catching up!

I am such a delinquent blogger. No real excuses- I just have preferred reading other blogs than writing my own lately I suppose! Where did we leave off? Oh yes, awesome husband was taking me on a surprise weekend away. Here I am at 6am- loaded into the Jeep without a clue as to where we're going. Can you tell how excited I am? I am such a dork. We ended up on Tybee Island, right outside of Savannah, GA. Once we arrived he drove up to a sweet little cottage that honestly looked slightly more shabby than chic but I was stoked! I was so excited to be at the beach with that sweet man for the weekend. He hadn't yet gotten the keys to the place so we headed to the rental company and he smiled the whole way back- I had no idea what he was up to until he pulled into another driveway with a big and beautiful house. I didn't know why we needed a bigger house but it was gorgeous and I was not complaining! We took the top off the Jeep and drove down to the beach for a while. When we made it back to the house 5 dear friends who we don't see often enough were there to surprise me! We spent the whole weekend catching up, eating great food, and singing karaoke (well, Ashley sang and we cheered. Trust me it's better that way). It was bliss. Oh and bonus- my sweet friend Sarah has started her photography business and let us be guinea pigs all weekend. WNC friends check her out- www.soulshinephotography.net Needless to say my sweet husband did a great job!
Here are a few from the weekend...






Since then we've been back home in our routine. Work is busy but good- and the world of adoption has gotten a bit more interesting lately. We're now required to travel to Ethiopia twice instead of once. In the world of international adoption, it's wise not to make too many plans. Tough stuff for a planner like me but God's been all over this one. We will go once for our child's court date and then again 3-6 weeks later once things are finalized. I'm just seeing an extra trip as extra opportunity. Sure it's going to cost us more money- but if adoption was about money then who would adopt really? So this trip will be an extra opportunity to learn more and see more of our child's birth country. We'll get to meet the sweet little one sooner than expected- and even though we'll have to leave them for a few weeks, we will have met the wonderful people taking care of him/her. Plus having trip one under our belt will take a few anxieties out of the way for trip two. We'll know more what to expect from the travel- be a little more familiar with Ethiopia, etc. So we're good! Just waiting for that phone call which is hopefully getting closer. I'm still not on the edge of my seat expecting it any minute- after all- many people who have gotten the call claim it has happened when least expected- so I can't go around all day expecting it can I?! 3 and a 1/2 months waiting today!