Think of the feeling that you get when you have been waiting for something for quite awhile, think of it as just a peek of something, or a picture of something that you have been waiting on. Maybe it could be a celebrity that you have been wanting to see, or being excited to finally get to see Disneyland.
This somewhat slightly describes the feeling that I had on this past Saturday morning when we went to the adoption event. We arrived at the event and walked in right behind the children that we are interested in (M&S). It was like fate! I couldn't believe that we finally were there and going to have the chance to meet them. But then, I didn't know how we were going to actually interact with them. Picture this: Think of it as children playing at a playground, or playing someplace, anyplace. And you, being the strange adults (strangers), need to approach the children and interact with them. It's kind of strange, how do you proceed? Maybe if we had other children we could interact, but we don't. If we knew their foster parents, it would have been easier, but we didn't.
We proceeded to kind of be standoff - ish... Waited around a bit, trying to figure out our approach. By the way, we were not allowed to talk to them about being adopted or letting them know that we were interested. We were approached by some of the placement workers at the event and introduced ourselves. One of the ladies happened to be their placement worker. She soon brought the girls over to us and we were able to introduce ourselves. My heart melted... Two small little, nervous, cute girls stood before us. We shook hands and said hello.
After that the girls went to play basketball, and we tagged along. It was kind of awkward at first, but we did the best that we could. I wanted to be around them so bad! We played some with them, but mostly stood near by to be able to catch the ball when it was out of their reach. We didn't want to be too invasive. This is how the first half of the day went. The Lobo basketball players came out and also played basketball with the kids. Lunch was served and we sat close by. I spoke to their foster mom and informed her that we were going to be hanging out with them because we were seriously interested. She seemed slightly short with us at the time, but under such a strange situation it was expected.
Overall, the feeling was still awkward and creepy, and we also felt like we were being watched by their consultant and placement worker. The afternoon proceeded with the Lady Lobo's coming out and running drills with the kids and then they turned on some music so the kids could dance and line dance. Towards the end the girls were dancing all over the place: one was break dancing and the other was tumbling down the floor.
At the end of the event, their foster parents brought the girls over to us and said goodbye. We shook hands and told them that it was nice to meet them. How I wanted to just grab them and run! But I kept my cool in hopes to see them again. I kinda fell in love.
Once we were home, I instantly sent their worker and email, letting her know that we were still extremely interested in the girls and to proceed with pulling our home study. Now we are waiting again, to see how we can proceed. I am so glad that the ball is rolling now. I just wish it would roll a little faster!
