Life Changes

Five months ago we finished our paperwork, completed our home study and became an active waiting family. That was October 2008 but in actuality April 2008 was when we first met our social worker and decided to adopt. A lot has changed in almost a year. Just for laughs, we thought we would outline some of the major life changes that have occurred since we jumped into the deep end of the pool.

TOP TEN WAYS LIFE HAS CHANGE !!!
10. Home… We traded our high in the sky urban views for down to earth semi-suburbia.
09. Cars… Our two seat convertible will soon be replaced with a family sedan.
08. Personal Security… Our building's Doorman always greeted us with a smile now our Brinks Alarm just beeps.
07. Housekeepers… Long gone! Lemon Pledge has become a household cleaner and a personal fragrance.
06. Spa Days and Manicures… Our nails look as if beavers have been chewing on them.
05. Dry Cleaning… Hand finished garments and door to door service are no more.
04. Clothes… Handmade Custom Shirts are a thing of the past. Who needs clothes that actually fit!
03. Fine dinning… We don’t even frequent hamburger stands anymore.
02. Travel… These days we walk through The Dollar Store and pretend we are in an exotic market in a far away land.
01. We budget for everything!! Ebenezer Scrooge could not live on our budget.

All of this for our future child!
Will one of us choose to permanently stay at home? Will our child be healthy? Is private school our best option? Who knows what is waiting for us around the corner. Money has never been an issue but a little extra dough never hurts. This is especially true when we don’t know what may be heading our way. The reality is... we don't miss any of the trappings from our old life. We are now happy to simply following the path that will eventually lead us to our expanding family.

The views were beautiful before but

life is a little more breathe taking now that we

are in the process of adopting.