I am so excited to participate! If you have been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that we are very proud of our adoption story, and very proud to be the parents to a beautiful baby boy brought to us through the miracle of adoption.
I have documented our entire adoption journey here on my blog, so I'm just going to list the links from where I originally posted.
I know that seems like a lot of posts, but that's not all of them. If you want to see all my posts on adoption, just click on the adoption label under this post.
If you have any questions, please leave me a comment, and I promise to answer them. Or if you prefer, send me an e-mail at katiebug810 (at) hotmail (dot) com.
Thanks for stopping by my blog, and I can't wait to read all of the other adoption stories that are linked up at Kelly's Korner.
It is a real Douglas Fir Tree. We have had a real tree every year since we've been married. This one is the biggest we've ever gotten. My ornaments are just a good variety. I don't have a "theme" or a color scheme. I have several that have special meaning. Like this one from Hamburg.
My Jennifer gave this to me last year for Christmas when she was living there. It's really special now that I have gone to Hamburg. This ornament I got at Buckingham Palace when I was in London earlier this year. 
I got each one of these ornaments for my fur babies for their first Christmas. 
This tree is made from kudzu, and my friend Jessica's Mom made it. I 
Thanks for taking a look, and I will post more of my Christmas decorations when the Nester does her Christmas tour of Homes. Until then, Merry Christmas!
Today's Show us Your Life with 
Andrew and I celebrated 4 years of marriage in PV in May, 2008. The entire week was full of relaxation. 
What a great way to spend a vacation. Lots of time at the pool and on the beach. 
"An exhilarating spectacle, where stories of an ancient civilization are told through live music and modern dance as one of Mexico's most innovative contemporary dance troupes transport you on a magical and mystical journey through time" (Taken from the web-site) 
There is also a dinner buffet where you actually eat on the beach. It was a great experience.
What a great way to see the Sierra Madre Mountains. It was an exhilarating journey as we were able to explore high above the jungle floor via zip lines, suspended walkways and platforms, by scaling the Crazy Ladder and descending via rappels. 
The whole experience was so much fun! 
I am in the process of planning next years vacation. I wonder where we will go...Hopefully I will get a lot of ideas from others during the "Show us your Life - Favorite Vacation Spots." Thanks for looking, and come back again.
We had a dinner buffet and it was so yummy. 
My Mom made my wedding cake, and it was absolutely beautiful.
On Coco Cay - Royal Caribbean's private island
I found my dress at a local bridal store but was a little higher priced than I would have liked to pay for it. So, as I was talking to the store owner, she mentioned that if I had been there that weekend, everything was 1/2 off! I couldn't believe I missed such a great sale. I asked if there was anyway that I could get the sale price, and she refused. She was only willing to take 10% off! I was so mad! 
So, I wrote down the style number and designer of the dress and did what any bargain hunter would do, I looked on eBay! And I found my dress for 1/2 of the retail price! It was the right color and size! I couldn't believe it. So I bought it, and just as the lady was getting ready to ship it to me, she noticed that is was a size smaller than what she had said it was! She asked if I still wanted it, and I just couldn't have the added stress of losing a whole size before the wedding, so I told her I would keep looking. She refunded our money, and I started looking again at different places. I ended up calling a Bridal Warehouse in North Carolina, and they had my dress! The right size and color and for 1/2 the price! I was so excited that I finally found my dress. I think I tried it on once a week, every week, for 6 months leading up till the wedding. It was perfect!
