3 Interviews down...1 to go!

Well, I went to my (Suzzi) portion of the adoption interviews on Tuesday. I have to say that I was not as nervous as I thought I would be for the days leading up to it. That day I was a little nervous, but not as much as I usually am for things that I don't know what to expect. When I got there, I met with Bob in his office. We talked about things from family make up to adjective to describe Nick and myself. It was a very easy conversation, which left me feeling good. The interview lasted about 2 hours. I really am not sure though because I got into the office about 9:25 and not one of the 3 clocks in the office worked. So, needless to say, I really have no idea how long the interview portion lasted. After the interview, Bob set me up in a conference room where I had to take a personality/ behavior test. The test was 180 questions. I had to take it in regards to myself and then I had to take it thinking about Nick. As most people know, I am not the best test taker in the world...in fact, I am probably one of the SLOWEST test takers, so I finished about 12:15. It wasn't as bad as I thought. Actually, I was probably more nervous about the dumb test than I was about discussing the last 31 years of my life.
So, now we are done with 3 of the interviews, and Bob told me to tell Nick that I did good...so I am hoping that means something GREAT! Bob comes out to our house next Friday to check it out and hopefully we will have more info after that meeting is thru.
Now onto PROJECTS in and around the house before Bob comes! YIKES!!!
landscaping, fence, new rug, curtains, another new rug, wall decor, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, and more cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, new couch delivered, and I am sure the list just CONTINUES! Hmmm...I wonder what things will get done by next Friday? :)

It is really starting to happen...

Well, today will the start the first of many posts. As many know, we are in the middle of an adoption. We have been unsuccessful at getting pregnant on our own and with the help of fertility. So we decided that it was time to stop the fertility treatments, as they are grueling month after month. So here we are today, working with Sunny Ridge Family Center. Last week Nick and I met with a Homestudy coordinator and began the homestudy process. We were both interviewed together and it went well. It was very much like the marriage counceling that most people go thru in the months before you get married. We talked about our relationship, how we met, strengths and weaknesses in our marriage, dealing with infertility, how we view adoption and how we see it fitting into our family. The meeting with Bob (the homestudy guy) lasted about an hour and a half. He was very comfortable to talk to and we look forward to sharing our journey with him. Today (as I write), Nick is meeting with Bob for his one on one interview. It should last about the same amount of time as the last meeting. They will discuss Nick's family and how he was raised.
I go for my one on one interview next Tuesday and then on May 8th we will welcome Bob into our home to check it out and see all of the wonderfulness we can provide to a baby! :)

This has and will continue to be a long journey to build our family but building a family is very important to us, that it is worth the wait. We are excited for the journey that is ahead with an adoption and birth family. We know that our friends adn family are supportive and will do all they can to continue to support us in this endeavor.