March 2005

We learned this week that on Monday the 14th, referrals were mailed from Beijing headed for our agency. This was it. This was what we have been waiting for. It usually takes two or three days for the package to arrive, so this SHOULD be the week we get our "call".

On Wednesday, the package arrived at CCAI and they began the chore of translating all 126 referrals that came in. Ours was in that batch! Rob and I felt like we were holding our breath for the entire time. Our yahoo groups lit up with chatter. Everyone was wondering when on Thursday they would start calling the families. We tried not to think about it too much that evening, but it was hard not to. We finally gave in and got online about 8 pm. I had 156 emails! CCAI had announced our travel group numbers. We all had numbers, but didn't know where we were going. Needless to say, neither Rob nor I slept that night. Not a wink.
It felt like the night before Christmas, only Santa was bringing us our little girl.