One Year Ago Today

A year ago today, I was at the salon,

sitting in the chair lamenting my woes to Bob, hair designer extraordinaire….

After approximately an hour I looked much like this

 Bob was just about finished placing the foils, when my phone rang

 I grabbed the phone which I had forgotten to place on silent,

apologized to Bob and glanced at the screen….

It was a 616 area code…. I numbly said huh, it is my adoption agency....

I had already talked to Sally from AAI that morning,

so I just thought it was odd….

But after an hour of complaining to Bob he looked at me

and said ANSWER IT! So I did….

It was a blur, but this is what I remember about that very short call-

4:45pm Tuesday April 26, 2011

Hello….

Kristy this is Sally…

Me: Hi Sally…

Sally: Do you have a minute?

Me: ok

Sally: I want to talk to you about a little boy…

Kristy: ok

Sally: He is about 3 months old, and a little peanut

Me: ok

Sally: I am sending you the files and pictures

Me: ok

Sally: do you have any questions?

Me: ok, I mean, not yet, I am in shock

The rest of the conversation wasn’t real memorable….

Bob is staring at me. I am staring at myself in the mirror,

remember I looked like this….

I hung up the phone and opened my email and saw this sweet face

 I showed the picture to Bob and the man getting his hair cut next to me,

lord, he must have been confused….

I told Bob I would probably need to make a few calls

before he finished my hair, he said… Ya think?!

I called my family and asked them if they could meet at my parents….

My sister said, well, I am kind of busy …

I told her "fine, you don’t get to see the picture of your newest nephew"….

She raced over….

Once I arrived at my parents and we sat and stared at that sweet face

That is when it sort of hit me….

This is the one I have been waiting for…..

Over the next few months, I will celebrate the one year anniversary

of multiple adoption milestones; in a strange twist

many of them took place on days

I spent with Bob, getting a haircut or highlight.

I feel as though Bob had a front row seat to the adoption madness…

It was very appropriate, and accidental, 

that I celebrated this special anniversary with a visit to Bob...

Thanks Bob you're the best!

And then Theo and I celebrated...

a little creamy whip with friends.