I mostly grew up in Oklahoma, at
least that is where I call home and the place that calls to my heart during the
holidays. My grandparents raised beef
cattle and wheat and I was there getting dirty and taking it all in as often as
I could. I thought I would live in
Oklahoma forever and then met an Air Force guy that I loved way more than
Oklahoma. We got hitched and moved to
the west coast five months later. I am
now the owner and creative designer of my own custom scrapbook business and
work from home.
My husband and I have hiked in various
places over the past few years—from Montana to Utah to Southern California, we
have put many miles on our trail shoes. In fact, I joke that in most of our pictures our faces are streaked with sweat and dirt. We really enjoy the time together being outdoors and the road-less
traveled though. We decided we wanted to
add to our adventures and add another dirt-streaked face to our pictures J. In July of 2011 we put in an application with
an agency specializing in international adoption. In May 2012, we were matched with a little
guy from South Korea and are hoping to travel to get him between March to May
of 2013. Preparing for a little guy who
is already mobile brings with it a whole different set of concerns than a
newborn does. While I am a little nervous about those challenges, I also fully
embrace the off and running concept. I’m delighted to have the opportunity to enjoy
the flexibility of running my own business and staying at home with our little
guy.
As an adoptive parent, I feel like
I have the gestation period of an elephant.
We have pictures of him, we’ve picked out a name, we’ve bought furniture,
we’ve purchased bedding, and we’ve even bought him some clothes, toys and books. And still we have no end date, so we
wait. This is the adventure we are on
now. In a few more months, hopefully we will be chasing a little boy. I’m sure the next 18 years+ will be quite the
dirt-streaked adventure and no doubt well worth it.
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