Onward and upward...over the sea to Mali

Wow! I can't believe it's tomorrow!! All of these days, weeks, months, and years of hoping, dreaming, planning, worrying and wondering are all finally culminating into an adventure of a lifetime that begins tomorrow!! I can't believe it.

Lots of butterflies in our stomachs, problems sleeping, strange dreams, racing thoughts, worries, doubts, excitement, panic, sheer joy, happy tears, and more wondering what lies ahead have filled our days lately. I just want to be able to get on the plane already! Since about 4 days ago, I have only wanted to be able to go to bed and wake up to July 1st and Shawn just keeps saying some variation of "I just want to get my hands on our little monkey" for days now as well. It's been so hard to be patient and deal with all of the mundane little odds and ends that go into everyday life while anticipating something this big. But, we made it….our time has finally arrived.

Here is a photo of our "golden ticket"


And here is a photo of the nursery (calm before the storm), no longer considered "Operation China ~ Central Packing Station" :)


So signing off for now...the next time we set foot on American soil, there will be 6 feet where there were 4, and a family where there was just a couple :)