Apology!

Alright, I am apologizing on the behalf of my husband who forgot to post while I was gone. My deepest apologies! I promise I will relive the days just as if he was supposed to be posting. In the meantime, know we are home and Lil' Cupcake is adjusting beyond what we could have ever imagined! Here's to an update tomorrow!

Little Miss Cupcake, Here I Come!

It's finally here! I'm on my way to go pick Little Miss Cupcake up!

Here's a quick overview of my itinerary:

Wednesday, Sept 10th - Depart Minneapolis 1:15pm Arrive in DC 4:30pm
Depart DC 8pm Arrive Sept 11th at 8pm in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Hopefully Friday I will get to meet her and bring her back to the guesthouse with me.
Monday/Tuesday, I will be going to AHOPE, HIV+ orphanage.
Wednesday, Embassy Appointment
Go back to her orphanage sometime to drop a mass of donations off.
Friday, pick up her visa
Go shopping sometime for souvenirs and traditional Ethiopian dresses for her :)

Sunday, Sept 21 Leave Ethiopia at 8pm Arrive in DC Sept 22 7:30am
Monday, Sept 22 Depart DC at 5pm Arrive in Minneapolis 7:30pm



Alrighty, signing off - and yes, I will bribe Travis to keep you all posted!

Do you think Lil' Cupcake is taking after her mother?

A gymnast of 10 years - I do believe she is taking after her mother. And to think I began dance and a while after began gymnastics at the ripe age of 4 - Lil' Cupcake's age. This was one of many pics I got today of Lil' Cupcake "hamming" it up. As a protective parent, I'm still concerned about all the pictures with her arms around boys. And let me tell you, she has some pretty good taste :) LOL! I think our first lesson will be that all boys, except Daddy, have cooties. Sounds like a good idea to me :)

God is Preparing me to be a parent...

I was up with our puppy Lily from 3am on because she was throwing up. Once I had cuddled with her and had finally got her to sleep, she would throw up. And I believe dog throw-up may just beat the smell of human throw-up! I don't think that smell will ever leave my nostrils. So, here I am it is only 9am, but I have been up for 6 hours already (pretty impressive for me!).

Off to an eye appointment, and work - and praying that little puppy is feeling better!

9 More Days...

...until I'm across the world picking her up! Jaclyn just got back and uploaded pictures immediately - and i just fell in love with the pictures she took!