Flashing back

"This time last year."

Care Package we sent to Karen in Colombia

It has begun. The inevitable repeating sentence that appears as an anniversary approaches.  

This time last year. It was a whirlwind. Last details on the adoption end and the home end. 

Vaccinations. 

Cat/house sitter. 

Colombian consulate in Chicago. 

Nieces graduation.

More fingerprints. 

Another niece in labor. 

And packing,..

              packing...

                          packing...

What do you pack for a person you've never met?!

Oy vey
                                                                         

                                                                                                                

The best memory of all- June 10. Meeting our girl. Our final puzzle piece. 

In all that preparation, there was a lot we didn't know. Much that we couldn't prepare for.  Much more than we expected. 

Now though, we enter this time of remembering...the excitement, the anticipation, fear of the unknown. 

Sometimes it's hard to believe we actually experienced what we experienced. Maybe it's because, it just seems like, she's always been with us.