Waiting...

I've been reviewing my blog entries lately, and it seems I've really gotten off subject. But I just don't know if I've got it in me to blog about adoption (or the waiting) everyday. That's where we are in this process-waiting. The last two times I have been in contact with the agency, the news was the same (and pretty blunt). They haven't had any birth moms calling for placement.

My co-worker asks every couple of weeks if we've heard anything from the agency. Well, we got a letter from the agency today. So I guess that's something to blog about. But, not really. It's just a letter from our new social worker introducing herself. Just a tiny blip on the radar.

So, back to waiting...

Homecoming Day

What a great day. Spending time with family and seeing a Navy homecoming. Welcome home to the Sailors of the USS Bainbridge (including my cousin Ray)

Heroes

So excited about tomorrow. I am headed to Norfolk to welcome home my cousin, Ray. He has been on deployment for the last 6 months on the USS Bainbridge. I don't know where he's been. But I know he and his fellow sailors were in the Indian Ocean around Easter. It was their ship that led the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips during the stand down with Somali pirates last April. His Mom & Dad are flying in from Louisiana and another Uncle is driving down from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Mom and I will head out bright and early tomorrow. I have never experienced a Navy ship homecoming. My brother was in the Navy, but he was stationed out in San Diego. Can't wait to see the Bainbridge and my cuz!

I've got the ways and means to New Orleans...

Well, it's done. We've booked the tickets. Come November, we'll be off. I have had a smile on my face all week. The weekend itinerary is falling into place. Not so depressed now...

Summer's done. What to do now?

I have been a bit short sighted on "the wait". I had lined up a few projects for the Summer like running the 5K and planning our vacation. Well, all that is done now and I have Fall and Winter to get through.

I have discovered that I am happiest when I have a project or a puzzle to solve. When I worked as a Travel Agent that muscle was worked everyday. I loved nothing better than putting together the pieces of someone's vacation or business trip. But the travel business grew unstable and now I work in a more sensible profession-Heating and Air Conditioning. Oh joy. So I usually spend a lot of time (probably too much) working on our yearly trip. Well, we're done with that and now I need to find something else to do with my free time.

I was really down after getting home this weekend. What was I gonna do now? Train for the half marathon? Obsess about Christmas gifts? Then I saw some sorority sisters talking online about our reunion this fall. I had decided against going to it last Spring. But now, I wanna go so bad!

So I've started the task I love so much. Making travel plans. New Orleans here I come.

Goodnight Moon

Wound up being a pretty day. Got a good beach day finally. Haven't seen much of the sun all week and now we have to pack up to leave tomorrow. But right now I am sitting on the deck watching the full moon rise. It's shining so bright that I can see the ocean and people on the beach searching for fiddler crabs. It's got one of those cool rings around it. My dad could tell me what that means for the weather tomorrow. There are crickets chirping. The breeze is mild and a little cool. And then there is the sound of the ocean. Perfect ending to a not so perfect week.

Flying Kites

The weather is always unpredictable in the Outer Banks. The wind has been blowing about 20 mph since Monday and swimming is prohibited. So instead of subathing, we flew kites. Thanks Orville and Wilbur!

Here's what my "Summer Vacation" looks like so far. We had beautiful weather coming down here on Saturday. Sunday was a gorgeous day. We spent all day at the beach. On Monday the clouds settled in. It rained all day until my parents got here. The rain cleared off that afternoon. But somebody forgot to tell the wind to kiss off. This is a picture of me at Pea Island not far from Rodanthe. The wind was about 20mph from the northeast. The waves at Kill Devil Hills are at least six feet high.