5/20/2005

 

Some shout-outs

To Brian, for the beautiful bracelet I'm wearing right now, with Emma's name and a turtle in honor of my Nanny. It's perfect and I really needed that lift today!

To Mom, who is helping out with the baby prep in all kinds of ways!

To my bestest friend Ginger, who threw me a fun, wonderful shower this week and hasn't yet tired of the "I want my baby NOW" whining!

To my dear friend Sue, who so totally did NOT need to give us a baby present on top of the adoption help. She rocks!

To my boss and colleagues, who gave me a surprise shower week before last and made my day!

We leave in 2 1/2 weeks to get Emma. It's gonna be crazy between now and then, so there may not be any updates here for a while. We will be updating the China Dreaming site from China, so feel free to follow our travels there!

9:47 PM

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5/09/2005

 

Whirlwind

The semester is over! Now maybe I'll have time to get things at work ready for me to be gone for 3 months. We still don't have travel dates but it looks like June. We've gotten visas, figured out flight plans, and started preparing for the trip. Trying to get a lot done around the house. And it's only gonna get crazier! I got lots of "Happy Mother's Day"s yesterday, it was really cool. And a present and card from Brian. :) I only got teary-eyed once that my daughter is halfway around the world.

Saturday was the North Carolina Clogging Association convention in Raleigh. Thanks to graduation I didn't make it up there til the last workshop session of the day, but it was a good one. The main reason for me going was that we were performing Devil in the big show Saturday night. It wasn't quite as good as in Gatlinburg, but I doubt it ever will be! We had a great time anyway. One of our teenagers made the state all-star group and got to dance with them in the show, and Ginger taught a workshop session and did a number in the show with the rest of the instructors. Oh, if only I could be a professional clogger! And yes, I know, this seems to be turning into the clog blog. Hmm, catchy, maybe I'll add that to the name.

4:30 PM

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