There was FINALLY a lesbian adoption at our agency! Apparently the last lesbian adoption was October of 2009 which was extremely daunting to learn about 3 months ago. But it doesn't matter anymore because there's been a lesbian adoption and the only way this could be more exciting (and terrifying, but in a totally good way) is if it was US! Yay for them and their new little family :) I'm also excited that our next adoption support group meeting is in a week! While Kristen is friends with a couple of people from the group on Facebook, I haven't seen or talked to anyone since our December meeting. Definitely miss the information and connections with people that are going through the same things that we're going through.
So let's see... I think my last post found me in -15 degree weather in Colorado with the other Durangotangs. Since then I've been to San Diego and now I'm back in Seattle with no foreseeable travel in my near future. I like to travel but there are definitely times when it's just great to be HOME. San Diego was awesome and warm and it's definitely a place that I could see myself living if we ever had to move. I'm all about beach weather, people. Sun, sand and surf is for me.
Speaking of which, we're trying to plan our annual "summer vacation" right now. I really wish that I could feel safe in Mexico, because I LOVE it there, but right now it's just scary. And I know they say to avoid only the border towns and that the resort towns are safe, and I know that if something was going to happen to us it could happen ANYWHERE, but I feel like, why put myself in that situation where we know it's dangerous? Hopefully one day Mexico can get a handle on the drug stuff, but until then I'm going to have to find somewhere else to vacation. Which brings us to St. Martin! Maybe. We've talked about a cruise but Kristen's main worry is that I'm going to feel "trapped" on the boat and I'm going to be miserable. I can't argue her that because I'm the same person that HAS TO (has to, people) try to leave the house any time it snows just to see how far I can get before I'm actually stuck and have to slink back and admit defeat. I hate feeling trapped so cruise could be a very interesting concept for me. My argument to her is that we could try it once and if it's way to much for me to handle then we just don't do it again. We'll see how that goes :)
I haven't really bought anything baby related for a while and I think that I might do something about that. Maybe this weekend. I can't have Kristen with me because she talks me out of everything! Even just a pack of onesies or a blanket or something! Her answer is always NO. I think that she's afraid of having too much stuff around the nursery room, but the way I look at it is every month we're in the pool is one month closer to a baby! Girl Scout up! Be prepared! Plus the door to the nursery is always closed (it's been deemed a cat free zone) so maybe I'll just sneak things in there one by one and hope that she doesn't notice.
Warrior Dash traiing is actually going really well for me! I manage to get to the gym about 4 times a week with one of those days being soccer on Tuesdays. I'm also doing this calorie count thing on my iPhone and it's been a real eye opener to watch the amount of calories that you put in your mouth every day without really thinking about it. I've never really been a snacker, but even small things like (2) Carmel Delight (Samoa, whatever) Girl Scout cookies are 160 calories! Do you know how much time on the treadmill that equals? About 20 minutes at 5mph. Just to burn those off! Okay, now I'm sounding preach-y but you get my point. So far I'm down 2 pounds out of the 9 that I wanted to lose, which Lose It (the iPhone app) promised me would happen by April 15th so we'll see how it goes :) I'm gonna be one sexy Warrior Dash biatch!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
It's been a while...
I had hoped that 2011 was going to start out a lot less painful than 2010, but that wasn't in the stars for me. I found out that my mentor of 7 years died on January 21st at the age of 35. I spent most of the week after I found out in complete shock and disbelief that it had even happened. He and I didn't part ways on very good terms but I think that over time we had a mutual understanding that things were okay between us. I don't know. It makes you really stop and realize that anything can happen at any time and you shouldn't take for granted that you'll have tomorrow to say you're sorry or that you love someone. Anyway, before I go getting all mooshie...
Our Leavenworth getaway was great fun this year! My little brother showed up with his girlfriend this year and we all had a really good time. We posted tons of photos and videos on our Facebook pages about the tubing. They raised the prices from $10 to $15 so we were only able to go one time this year (just because I hate spending other people's money). It was still as fun as ever, though. I think that we've made tentative plans to take the Friday before off next year and go snowmobiling. That would be so much fun and something that I've never done before! We even made plans to head up to Leavenworth sometime over the summer to go whitewater rafting. I love that we're making memories :)
I'm sitting here in Durango, Colorado trying not to freeze my nether-regions off. It was -15 degrees at 7:00 this morning and I'm pretty sure that's the coldest weather that I've ever been in. Probably wasn't the smartest thing to land here last night wearing only a tshirt and hoodie, but whatever. I'll learn for next time. Oh, and I learned that people from Durango are called Durangotangs. Love it!
So not much has changed as far as the adoption stuff goes. I had to miss this month's meeting (which was tonight) because of travelling and that pretty much sucks. We haven't been to a meeting since the beginning of December and I'm starting to miss the topics and contact with other adoptive parents. I think that our agency may have lost another counselor out of the Seattle office and that kind of weirds me out. That'll be two counselors in about 4 months and the turnover is slightly disheartening. I'm not positive that that happened but a few things have pointed toward the idea that one of the more vocal counselors no longer works there. Otherwise things are pretty much the same. Just waiting and watching couples enter and exit the pool. There still hasn't been a lesbian couple adoption yet, but I'm remaining hopeful that 2011 will be a new year. Speaking of adoption, my longtime friend's adoption of her little boy will be finalized tomorrow. I'm super excited for them.
They say that keeping busy is a way to make the time go by faster so that you're not constantly is "wait mode" for a baby. Kristen and I haven't really planned our summer vacation yet (*ahem* KRISTEN), but hopefully we will soon. But we did, however, sign up for this: www.warriordash.com!
Pretty cool, huh! And it's not just *us*, I've gotten about 10 of my closest friends and family to go out and get muddy with us! I'm actually really looking forward to this. I'm not much of a runner, believe me. My mentality is that in order for me to actual want to run, I better be chasing something (like soccer) or something better be chasing me (like a tiger). I don't run just to run but there's something about this whole event that appeals to the butchy athelete side of me. Michele and I are going to spend weekends finding hay bales and junk cars to hop over to get ready for July 16th! This is going to be so much fun.
Anyway, with the time difference it's almost 10:30 here so I should start thinking about sleeping. I have to be downstairs at 8:00am to head to the airport for home. I think that I caught a crappy cold on the plane but I'm hoping that maybe it just has to do with the change in weather and altitude or something. I don't have time for a cold right now!
Our Leavenworth getaway was great fun this year! My little brother showed up with his girlfriend this year and we all had a really good time. We posted tons of photos and videos on our Facebook pages about the tubing. They raised the prices from $10 to $15 so we were only able to go one time this year (just because I hate spending other people's money). It was still as fun as ever, though. I think that we've made tentative plans to take the Friday before off next year and go snowmobiling. That would be so much fun and something that I've never done before! We even made plans to head up to Leavenworth sometime over the summer to go whitewater rafting. I love that we're making memories :)
I'm sitting here in Durango, Colorado trying not to freeze my nether-regions off. It was -15 degrees at 7:00 this morning and I'm pretty sure that's the coldest weather that I've ever been in. Probably wasn't the smartest thing to land here last night wearing only a tshirt and hoodie, but whatever. I'll learn for next time. Oh, and I learned that people from Durango are called Durangotangs. Love it!
So not much has changed as far as the adoption stuff goes. I had to miss this month's meeting (which was tonight) because of travelling and that pretty much sucks. We haven't been to a meeting since the beginning of December and I'm starting to miss the topics and contact with other adoptive parents. I think that our agency may have lost another counselor out of the Seattle office and that kind of weirds me out. That'll be two counselors in about 4 months and the turnover is slightly disheartening. I'm not positive that that happened but a few things have pointed toward the idea that one of the more vocal counselors no longer works there. Otherwise things are pretty much the same. Just waiting and watching couples enter and exit the pool. There still hasn't been a lesbian couple adoption yet, but I'm remaining hopeful that 2011 will be a new year. Speaking of adoption, my longtime friend's adoption of her little boy will be finalized tomorrow. I'm super excited for them.
They say that keeping busy is a way to make the time go by faster so that you're not constantly is "wait mode" for a baby. Kristen and I haven't really planned our summer vacation yet (*ahem* KRISTEN), but hopefully we will soon. But we did, however, sign up for this: www.warriordash.com!
Pretty cool, huh! And it's not just *us*, I've gotten about 10 of my closest friends and family to go out and get muddy with us! I'm actually really looking forward to this. I'm not much of a runner, believe me. My mentality is that in order for me to actual want to run, I better be chasing something (like soccer) or something better be chasing me (like a tiger). I don't run just to run but there's something about this whole event that appeals to the butchy athelete side of me. Michele and I are going to spend weekends finding hay bales and junk cars to hop over to get ready for July 16th! This is going to be so much fun.
Anyway, with the time difference it's almost 10:30 here so I should start thinking about sleeping. I have to be downstairs at 8:00am to head to the airport for home. I think that I caught a crappy cold on the plane but I'm hoping that maybe it just has to do with the change in weather and altitude or something. I don't have time for a cold right now!
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