It's over

Well, there is not much left to say but it's over. The adoption process is over. The state of Georgia has failed us. That's as much as I can say without breaking down and crying hysterically. Please don't ask us for any more details because it is too painful to talk about.

With that said, we have moved back home to Tally to lick our wounds, figure out our next move, and pray for a miracle. I will be shutting down this blog soon as it is too difficult for me to read the previous posts.

I don't know why we keep getting disappointed over and over and over and over and over again. All we want to do is build our family; we have tried for 7 years to build our family and nothing seems to work. I know that we are meant to be parents, but it's just ridiculously difficult to imagine why we are still not parents yet after trying so hard. I mean, all I want to do is be a Mom, why is that so hard? Everyone else can pop out a kid like it's nothing.

If you want to comfort us, please DO NOT say the following:
....It's okay, you're still young.
...Maybe you're just not meant to be parents.
...My friend did this and that and they have children now, etc.
...You just need to relax.

Also, as this is an extremely difficult situation for both of us, please don't try to make us feel better by telling us how you succeeded in building your family. We don't want anyone's pity or to hear anyone's success stories because it makes me sick.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks for your support for almost the past two years.

Little Italy

So I told you all the other day I was going to start posting 2-3 days per week to focus on the positive aspects of our life. :)  Today was a great day, we worked in Tallahassee this morning. But the best part was meeting my Mom for lunch at Little Italy. For those of you from Tallahassee, it's one of my favorite spots to eat. It's the cutest little place on Magnolia Drive in the Winn-Dixie shopping center. Mom and I both had the same thing we always have for lunch-Baked Ziti Sicilian. It's Baked Ziti filled with ricotta cheese and eggplant mixed into it. Our service was great, the food was great, and so was the experience! Little Italy is definitely our favorite Italian place to go in Tally to eat.

What are our plans for the weekend? RELAXING and enjoying ourselves and each other's company. Hope you all have a GREAT weekend!

Making some changes...

Hello everyone! I have decided to make some changes to this blog. While it is a blog about our adoption process and infertility, I have decided to post about our daily life and the positive things about our life. I will no longer be posting updates on Facebook, unless we have major news about the adoption. So for those of you who receive updates from Facebook, you'll just have to check on your own now! My goal is to blog about 2-3 times per week, so visit me and visit me often!
Several of you know that I have been really depressed about the adoption lately. But, I am trying to stay positive and focus on the many good things in my life while we wait...and wait...and wait for a child (or children) to come our way. I am realizing that I am so blessed with many things in my life...

...I have an amazing husband, the best anyone could ask for
...I am blessed with a beautiful, sweet, 4-legged baby (Sunny) whose unconditional love picks me up on my saddest days
...I have a great business. Although it can be busy and sometimes results in 12 hour days, I absolutely love it.
...I have wonderful family and friends who are supportive in our quest to become parents.
...The freedom to do what we want, when we want, and how we want while we wait to become parents
....I know there's more but I don't want to list it all right now.

And, daily life? I am so glad the end of the week is almost here! We are preparing for a very busy work week next week, so we are taking off tomorrow afternoon and Friday afternoon. Yeah!!

-Taryn