Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Court Date, Yahooooooo!!!!

The phone finally rang this morning with the news I've been waiting for. We have a court date. It is December 6th. If everything goes according to plan I will arrive in Ethiopia on Dec. 25th and will leave on Jan. 1st. What a terrific holiday present. Tsebay and I will travel to the east coast a week or two prior to my travel. She will be in the adoring hands of Mimi and Pop Pop while I'm picking up Kozette. I know they are thrilled to be able to wake with her on Christmas morning. We will celebrate the holidays when I return as a family of three. What a great day!

16 comments:

Momma said...

Yes, Yes, Yes! Love you all -- Happy Happy Christmas to me!

Bring on my Grands!

Love -- Momma/Mimi

Gail Weaver said...

Yay, Maria - I couldn't be happier for you!!! What a wonderful Christmas gift.

Also, I just looked at the newest pics you posted. There is no mistaking that those girls are sisters - the resemblance is uncanny!

Amy B. said...

Yea! I am so happy for you! I know you can't wait to have both of your girls with you...finally together. I am thrilled that you finally have a date!
Amy

Jocelyn said...

WOOHOOO!! December 6th is the popular date this week:-) Three of my blogger buddies got court dates!! I am so happy for you...soon you'll have both girls home, how exciting!!

Rebecca said...

yea!! happy Christmas!!

Jennifer said...

Congratulations! We are sorry we didn't win the raffle, because we were really looking forward to meeting you and your girls! Our daughter Ellie is close to Kozette's age, and it would have been fun for her to meet a new friend! Best wishes for the remainder of this terrific journey!

Renee said...

YEAH!! This is wonderful news! See you in Addis!

Nikki said...

Congratulations- what perfect timing!!

Nikki
http://www.cafepress.com/heroholiday08

Anonymous said...

yayyy Maria. Santa is treating you well this year!!! :)

Ethiopia Mama said...

Maria -

As I waded through the Gladney process, I have followed your blog from the beginning. I rejoiced when you brought home Tsebay and have watched with much anticipation to the journey of Kozette.

My court date to bring home my daugher Ella Hewan is also December 6 with travel dates the same as yours. I hope that we might have the chance!

Jennifer, Ella Hewan's mommy

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! I am Carey's sister (of Drew Carey Show) She's currently in Ethiopia right now, and about to meet Zoe within a matter of hours. I know that if she were home she'd be so excited for you--we've both been following your blog ever since you brought home Tsebay...a BEAUTIFUL baby girl. And now you get to have her beautiful sister, too. What a lucky mommy you are, and what the perfect Christmas gift! Blessings to you three!

Jennifer said...

Maria, thanks for checking in on our blog! We've been following your adventures since the baby shower for Tsebay, and we hope to get to Maui sometime in the near future and meet you and your gorgeous girls!
As part of preparation for baby #2, I've been going through all of Ellie's baby clothes (of which she has TONS). Do you think Gladney could use some clothing donations? Everything is in great shape, but we have enough for 10 babies age 0-6 months, and that's a bit crazy to keep to ourselves.
Again, best wishes for your upcoming journey! If you need to stop over in Amsterdam, you will have a place to stay!

LISA said...
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LISA said...

Congratulations on getting your court date!!

jennifer said...

Yeah! I couldn't imagine a better way to spend Christmas!

Anonymous said...

I keep meaning to email you back. YAY! I'm so excited for you to finally be with your beautiful little girl and for you all to be together once and for all! I loved seeing the new pics from Drew & Carey - they're great!! I'm jealous that so many of my favorite bloggers will be in Addis together, but I can't wait to hear/see all about the trips! Good luck preparing and lots of kisses to your adorable Kozette!