The refreshing view ahead

Happy New Year, all. This year so far is an amazing one for us - since we have such an incredible view ahead of us. While we have wonderful memories in late December 2009, meeting the girls, 2010 is the year that's occupying our imaginations and hearts. We do have a court date NEXT MONTH and, if all goes well, this spring should be a wonderful, strange, unbelievable, life-changing and surreal time for all of us!

I usually find myself somewhat  melancholy at this time of year, because I've felt that while we've made such progress and have been on our journey together, me and this wonderful man beside me on the couch as I type, my feet tucked under him, there was always the "but" hanging there. But we didn't really know where our adoption journey was leading. But we didn't really have any news. But we couldn't really plan because everything was so wide open.

But...this year? This year is different! We know two real girls. We love two real girls. We dream of two real girls and imagine them here, at home, with the dogs (yeah, that's going to be its own adventure!) and us. The future that before held so many possibilities still seemed somewhat like a void. Now? Just full of real possibilities, if that makes any sense.

Our 2010 is shaping up to be the year dreams come true. May the same be true for you!