Last week I was able to get all of our 15 documents notarized and certified and actually made it to the Secretary of states office to have them place the Great Seal of Georgia on each one! That was an adventure because I had to go to downtown Atlanta to get that done. I'm not too familiar with downtown, but Brian helped me out with the directions and told me where to park. It wasn't difficult at all! I first had to go to the Fulton County courthouse which is actually within walking distance to the Secretary's office, so it wasn't that big of a deal. But while I was in there, the lady helping asked if we were adopting and from where, so we began to chat. When I got what I needed from her, I crossed the room to get my paperwork together. A man who was seated at a computer there said, "I couldn't help overhearing your conversation about adoption. My wife and I are adopting from Guatemala. We go to get our little girl in November!". It was neat to get to exchange a little bit about our experiences . He then gave me specific directions to the Secretary's office. I'm glad he did too b/c I may have gotten turned around. So all went well, without a hitch. Now I will send all of those documents out to California tomorrow. It should take the Vietnamese Embassy there about 2 weeks to check our documents and to authenticate them. Then they will send them back to us (hopefully there will be won't be any errors for us to correct), and we will send them on to our agency. Once our agency gets them, checks for errors, and translates them, they will send them on to Vietnam. Then all the paperwork will be complete and out of our hands. I can't even imagine what that's going to feel like!
So we'll be waiting for a couple of weeks to hear back from the Embassy. Waiting is hard, huh? Life is full of it. First we can't wait to grow up, then we can't wait to get married, then we can't wait to have kids, and then (from what I've heard) you can't wait til your kids get old enough to do such and such....and the list goes on. Sometimes I feel like I'm wishing time away. And it's speeding along so fast. Jennifer says it well, "the days go by slowly but the years goes by fast". That's so true. We are so excited about this baby and all that parenthood brings, but we need to enjoy the time that is now. God has purpose in this time, in this season and has given us so many blessings to enjoy and be thankful for. I want to make sure I'm not missing them b/c I'm looking and waiting for the next thing.
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I know!! It always seems like my eye is always on the next thing, always wondering if I've made the right choices, always thinking, "I'll be content when...". Clark reminds me of this sometimes and it it takes an intentional act of my will to choose to NOT think that way. So I'll be intentional with you! And strive to enjoy NOW!
Ah! Waiting sounds good after all the work you put into that. If you ever get all that paperwork back, you should shellac it and put it on the mantle. :) Call it ART.
"A" is right... why do we always think, "I'll be content when..." We should know by now... There's always "the next thing."
I'm so glad you're blogging... I like being up-to-date.
BTW, I'm impressed that you went downtown by yourself and managed to do it all right. I'd have been a wreck, as you can well imagine. Just fighting traffic today to get to the dentist's - with John driving! - made me a wreck. It took us 1 1/2 hrs. to get across town. You deserve a medal!
And isn't it amazing how God gives us little sprinkles of grace, like those 3 nice people you met (including the little girl?). I'm sure that was no accident.
p.s. My comments will always be long, get used to it! :)
Jan, I'm so glad you're doing this!! I ask Brian how things are going but I get the condensed "man" version.
You are such a brave woman- this whole process would reduce me to a bowl of quivering Jello. (and that's just the pile of paperwork-nevermind the driving into Atlanta, flying to Vietnam parts!)It's hard to imagine the day when you'll have your daughter home with you,and all of this will be behind you, isn't it? You've been through so much already!
OK, this is my first time ever posting on a blog so I don't know if it will post who I am-it's me Jen, Bri's sister!
Hey Jennifer (C.)!!
I'm so glad to hear your comment. You're SO right. The men definitely do have a short version of conversations and stories. Every time Brian talks to anyone in NY I ask him "how is everybody?" and I get back "Good!". And I say, "what's going on up there?" and he sums it up in just one or two sentences. And I know there's more b/c he'll have spent an hour on the phone! Crazy guys. So this will be a good way to pass along details...and women love DETAILS!!
About the paperwork..It was a little daunting to say the least, but once I got going on it it wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. I just get frustrated when something is returned with an error that needs correcting. But I just try to remember that EVERYTHING happens for a reason. We'll get our baby in God's timing, not mine. Traveling to Vietnam on the other hand, THAT will be an adventure! Brian doesn't get nervous about that sort of thing like I do, thankfully. His excitement about the trip brings me out of my nervousness a bit.
Thanks for commenting!!!!
Love ya.
Okay, the last comment was from me. For some reason I was signed in as Brian, not sure why. I'm still too new to this!!!
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