3 months waiting

We've made it another month on the waiting list, and we’re almost 1 year into starting the entire adoption process. I got a note from our adoption agency today, and they said they've put a little tickler system into the adoption agency in Ethiopia to check up on our application every so often. It’s good news to know we won’t get forgotten! This is what we've been up to while we've been waiting:

• Was on this Fox 31 News story with a dweeb. Watch the clip.
• Cousin Sean visited from South Carolina. We had a great time catching up and hope he gets a job here in CO!
• Got to see the changing leaves first in the mountains, then in Denver a week later, and then in DC a few weeks later. That’s triple more fall than usual!
• Had our first snow fall of the season.

• Went to my work’s annual Conference of Leaders. This year it was in Baltimore, MD. I spoke at one session, and ate some crab cakes on the company dime.
• Ate at our friends’ new restaurant: Wild Catch
• We were surprised by Lucas's sister Jacque, visiting from Pasadena, CA. She didn't tell anyone she was coming to Colorado for her friend's baby shower. We were all excited to see her and got to spend some quality time together at the zoo on a beautiful Denver day.

• Surprised by an anonymous person who left money for our adoption on our doorstep.
• Celebrated Halloween a little differently with a party where all our foods were the color black. It was fun to be creative with food like black sushi, black lentils, black quinoa, mussles, escargot, black bean hummus and frito pie, seaweed salad, dark chocolate torte, and of course preserved duck eggs.

Black bean frito pie and olive tapenade

Lucas's black sushi made with forbidden rice

• Spoke about eating healthy on a budget at the Botanic Gardens for Food Day.
• Saw Portishead- one of my all time favorite bands who I never thought I would get to see live. Check off the list!
• Presented my poster in DC at the American Public Health Association Conference. 

• My mom came with me so we could do some sightseeing together. Had a wonderful time!

I'm sure Lucas has a few things to add to this list, since he played a few shows, had some Halloween fun times while I was out of town, and probably a few other things I'm missing. 

Still counting the days until we get a call!