Peace Ya'll

This is one of my fav pics. It stays on my fridge year round. It was taken last December in New Orleans Its the Christmas lights on a french quarter hotel. Jimmy and I have gone to New Orleans every December since we married--either for our anniversary or for New Years Eve. Needless to say, we love that city. It always puzzles me when people say things like "oh yeah, that was great in college, but we're to old for that now"??????????????????? Oh my! are you ever too old to have fun????? and........even though our favorite blues club is on Bourban street and we do go there, people are really selling themselves short if Bourban street is the sole snapshot of the New Orleans experience. Jimmy and I love the blues, we love the old Jazz, we love the food, and being the history buffs that we are............well, this city virtually vibrates with a fascinating history. And the people watching? cant beat it anywhere. We are actually looking forward to taking Amelia there. yes, really! I hope she loves history like we do, and when you visit places that allow you to glimpse how real people lived in another time and place, you develop an early fascination with it....or at least I did. There is also a great aquarium there, and one of the top 10 Audabon Zoos in the U.S. ....all kinds of things for kids.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand. Last year we went for our anniversary and it was a really special trip, because while there, we decided to go for it with our Chinese adoption. We had been talking about it for a few years, and had several false starts on the domestic adoption route........partly because of the agency we were using. We both knew that we were at a cross roads and had to make some decisions. During our anniversary dinner, Jimmy said the most beautiful words to me. Lets do it. of course............I knew EXACTLY what he was talking about. I snapped this "peace ya'll" picture walking back to the hotel that night, and it was especially poignant, because for the first time in months, I had peace with the decision we were making. And even with the recent slow down in referral times, I still have peace. I think this is what we are meant to do, and if we wait a few more months on it, thats ok. I know that some of the waiting parents in my DTC groups are very upset about the wait and people have been arguing and snipping at each other all week. I pray for peace for us all. It will happen. We will all be parents. This is the third week of advent, and I am focusing on the magic of the season...and faith that delays will be short, and our patience will be long. Peace to us all.