D-O-N-E!!

....well, almost. I went to Atlanta this week and got the extra document state sealed and then mailed it off to California. I was a little bummed that I have to wait an additional 2 weeks for that to come back. But my coordinator at the agency emailed me yesterday and let me know that I could mail in my dossier without the document and just mail it to her as soon as it comes back from California. Once she gets the dossier she will go ahead and put us on the referral waiting list. So I went to the post office today and mailed our dossier to her and she should get it by 3 o'clock tomorrow---Yippee!!! And by the way, just to give everyone an idea on how much paperwork there was to mail off, the shipping was almost $30.00! That's a lot of paper! So we will be "officially" on the waiting list. I asked if the wait time is still 3-6 months and she said it was but that she does expect it be go up b/c so many people are wanting girls. So we may end up waiting a little longer than we initially thought but you never know, we may not. I'm trying to remain flexible! No expectations. It is weird though, not having a set date on when we'll go to Vietnam. It definitely makes this whole thing seem not so real. I don't feel rushed to get things done b/c part of me figures I'll have plenty of time and it all seems like an illusion of sorts. But I should really be kicking things into gear NOW b/c it will probably all sneak up on me!
So, it's a little strange having the paperwork all in the mail. It's surreal! I keep thinking, "Did I get everything in there and is it all correct?". I feel like something is missing! We'll find out if so. So there it is, the big light at the end of the tunnel, and it's shining brighter than ever.