Farewell Dinner...

Tonight we had a group dinner at a local Thai restaurant called the 'Cow & Bridge'. They have phenomenol food... It was one last chance to get together as a group and interact. The great part is that this was not part of the planned activities. Our group has become so close that we planned this on our own. We also invited our Holt representative, Catherine, and her son Cormak. After dinner as we were saying goodnight, Catherine began crying. She has been leading groups through the adoption process for 10 years and told us this is the first time she has brought her seven year old son around her clients. She says we're her favorite group ever! It was really a touching moment, and we're hoping that Catherine & Cormak will visit us in the States someday, as they are now a part of our family...
Catherine played a huge role in helping us realize our dream of adding Mia to our family. She has been endlessly supportive, and really reminds me of Stacy... She must work 24 hours a day, because she always seems to be there when we need her. She's endlessly dedicated to her work of helping these children into their new families. Unfortunately Catherine's husband was killed in a tragic car accident and she is left to raise Cormak alone. You would never know tihs from her glowing spirit. She is always laughing and smiling. We will miss Catherine and hope that she is still around when we come back to pick up Mia's little sister. Yep, that's right, we'll definitely be doing this again...