I can't believe that I am a person with a referralversary. One year. Really, I don't believe it. We waited, and waited, and then it happened. Our lives changed. I blathered endlessly about that day and how I felt. The posts are on the sidebar if you missed it. The short version is, I thought that it may have been the happiest day of my whole life. Now, having met them, I would have to confirm that thought; it was the happiest day of my whole life. It was also the saddest, because
really if our stories are melding , and we have really become one family, well then that day was full of sadness too. Although it felt like a rainbows and unicorns kind of day for me, it wasn't. In a way it was a confirmation for my children that their losses were so devastating that they were going to need another family. They were matched with us. Thank you Jan, and Kristina, and CHSFS.
There are some good things about our adoption, so today, just for a little while, we will celebrate them.
Today I am remembering the outpouring of love from all of our friends and family, including all of you. Thank you.
Today we'll get an ice cream cake just like the one Pip and Squeak brought last year. Today we'll remember the good things.
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Happy referralversary! What a special day to remember and celebrate.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe it has been a year already... Congratulations! I think celebrating today is a wise choice!
ReplyDeleteThe ballerina & the chunk. Love!
ReplyDeleteHard to believe that it's been a year. It seems so recent and yet so long ago.
Crying as I'm reading this morning. The good things. The hard things. The pain. They joy. They're all in there...
ReplyDeleteHappy year of knowing! And of loving.
ReplyDeleteYou, my dear, are the undisputed Goosebump Queen. Seriously, nobody does goosebumpy posts like you do.
ReplyDeleteCan I just say how much I love that M has taken your family stories as part of her? She's telling that story about the stop sign in that wonderful folklore way that kids have - a story they know so well that it's like they were there, even though they never were. It's beautiful. It's what families do.
our referralversary is tomorrow and i have been processing similar things. a day that's simultaneously so happy and so sad? sometimes it's hard for me to figure out how to celebrate and respect the loss as well.
ReplyDeleteso glad you are a family.
I love your video montage, with tears in my eyes. Our happy day is April 7th, 2010, and we are waiting to bring our son and daughter home too (WHFC). Thank you for sharing one of your best days ever.
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amyanddougsjourneytoethiopia.blogspot.com
look at how young all the kids look...look at those smiles on you and S...that was an incredible day. that was the day I suddenly thought "oh my-it REALLY DOES HAPPEN!" I was more emotional at the champagne at your hose party than at ours. because yours made it all real. I love this day. And I love seeing that your smiles are still that big. one year. wow. xoxo-k
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like a good morning bawl. I, like the rest of the world, was soooooo happy for you that day. Thanks for sharing with us. xoxo
ReplyDeleteOh...the tears...your children are so beautiful and so is this community we have that understands the sadness and celebrates the joys. Hope you guys have a wonderful day!!!
ReplyDeletexoxo, Harmony
Love the video. Happy referral-versary!
ReplyDeleteI remember Cindy sharing the news while we were still in Ethiopia. Happy "Found Out About Us" Day!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't the whole world remember this day. The day when Champagne and Hoses would forever be linked in a expression of celebration. :-)
ReplyDeletelump. in. throat. we're 4 months into our 'wait' and boy does your referralversary make me happy/weepy. thanks so much for sharing such a HUGE day with others. with me and my husband. makes my heart race just thinking about 'the call' to come...
ReplyDeletecheers,
courtney
same birthday as you girl
Happy Referralversary! Happy Days!
ReplyDelete(jaw drops) its been a year?! holy hannah! I remember well my tears spilling all over my keyboard as I read about your "us" . the joy and the pain of it. Happy referralversary.
ReplyDeleteHappy Referral-aversary. Much love to your beautiful family.
ReplyDeleteHappy Referralversary! I can't believe it's been so long.
ReplyDeleteLOVE Meazi's story. And I love that you can embrace the complexities of the day, the sadness as well as the happiness. How wonderful that you have made a video to show them as they remember and wonder about how the four of you became a family.
ReplyDeleteHappy Referralversary!! I remember this event and love following your beautiful story! Sending much love to you from our family...
ReplyDeleteAh, what a beautiful voice. I love hearing her tell the story. Happy referralversary.
ReplyDeleteCannot believe it's been a year already, and how far so many of us have all come since then!
ReplyDeleteHappy "us" day!
HAPPY 1 Year Referral!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the eyebrow raise!! Hope she never loses it!!
Oh, how I loved this day! It's not at all an exaggeration to say that this is a day I will never, my whole life, forget. So happy for you all, and for me that I got to be there to raise a glass with you.
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