This past Saturday my mom and I attended a party at Lifelink, our adoption agency. A few social workers from Eastern (the Korean agency) and foster mothers from Korea were here visiting. The foster mothers were reuniting with some of the children they had taken care of the first months of their lives. The reunions were private, but I'm sure they were emotional and special.
For the rest of us, there was food, crafts, a dance performance and a tae kwon do demonstration. I was able to reconnect with some of my fellow Lifelink waiting buddies that Dave and I met at the adoption training day. I also got to meet in person some of the friends I have gotten to know online. Of course, my mom loved meeting them all :) All of us though really loved seeing the kids. I may be biased, but really they were so cute! There were some babies that had just come home, up to about 12yrs old. Most of the kids were 2-8yrs, and they really seemed to be having a blast.
Overall, it was a very festive day filled with friends, Korea, and cuties!
4 comments:
It was so great meeting you and your mom! Glad you had as much fun as we did!
Kara
I was so glad I went on Saturday. I loved meeting your blog buddies and other parents who are waiting to adopt, as you are. The food was good, the crafts were interesting, and the pageantry of the dances and performances really put you in a "Korean frame of mind." I feel so much closer to you in this endeavor and so much more a part of it than I did before.
Thanks for inviting me!
Love, Mom
The party sounds like so much fun - and you're clearly learning a lot about Korean culture. I can't wait to hear all about how the process is going when we have you guys over for dinner in a few weeks!
I am so happy to be able to share in your progress. Everytime I am at work, I am mentally making a checklist of the things our "baby" will need. What fun!!
Take care
Love,
Ronna
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