It's official!!!

D & I sat down last night and filled out the application for Lutheran Family Services and D is dropping it off today!!!! That's right peeps, we have taken one of the first official steps towards adopting! I want to thank all the people who have dedicated their blogs to their adoptions and anyone who has answered a question about open adoption for me. You have ALL helped educate me and it truly showed when I answered the questions on the application. While the application was tough, I believe that it may be the easiest part of this whole process! Thank you for sharing in my excitement with me!!
We also picked the picture that will define us as a couple throughout this process. It will be the picture that gets attached to our application, be the cover of our adoption profile and be my new profile picture.

Not only is it one of our favorite pictures from our photo shoot with Christie Eck last year, we feel that it gives a glimpse into our personalities as well. It says "Hi!! We're fun, and quirky. Our favorite season is fall and we are secure enough and love each other enough to be silly together!" To be honest...the smiles were genuine, we both had our eyes open and it is bound to be different (and therefore stand out) than all of the other pictures.

D & I are trying not to agonize over every little detail and just enjoy our life as it is. We don't always feel empty, like we're missing a piece.  D & I have an upcoming Blue October concert, a trip to Nebraska City, and both of our birthdays within the next few weeks. After that, D starts his crazy overtime schedule for the holidays and I won't see much of him (awake and in a good mood!) until a few days after Christmas.