mgarcia2411

Hey everybody!! I have had a wonderful day, talked to Angela today and she recieved our inquiry and is working on getting our application out to us!! Woo-hoo!! I cant wait to get it and just go through everything and soak it all in. I really really want to get a start on our homestudy, I would like to have it done before we go to orientation. I have already started on our profile b/c I would like to take one with us to orientation too, just a rough draft of course b/c I know it will probably change a million times before we are done with it. I just have no clue how to do it, do I need to go to the scrapbook store? Im not the most crafty but I love decorating so Im up for it, its gonna be fun. My husband is the one with the creative mind so between the two of us Im sure we ill come up with something clever. But Im lost as to colors, is it okay to use different colors as far as the pages and text or should it be more serious? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!

Thankyou thats a lot of great info. Do you know who I would contact to try to find a homestudy agency? We have Texas Health and human services but I dont know who to call or are there independent agencies? So much to think about!!

Thanks everyone so much its so welcoming here, I love it. I have been reading some books on open adoption but will check out the suggested reading thread. Thanks so much. Have a great day everyone!!

Hi Erin and everyone!! We sent our inquiry in 3 days ago and are just SOOO excited!! I want to do whatever I can to get the ball rolling, I know its out of our hands right now and we just need to wait and see if we are accepted. Im so glad I came here, I honestly cant see us being anywhere else and we looked at many. I love the forum its so good to actually here everyone's success and their stories. I cant wait to attend the orientation weekend(I know Im getting way ahead of myself) but Im just so happy. I have felt so hopeful ever since finding Abrazo and when I put that envelope in the mail I said a little prayer so here we are just waiting!! I have read alot of people's inquiries were never recieved which scares me b/c Im thinking I should have gotten a tracking number, I do not trust the postal system but I was so eager to get it in the mail. I wonder if it would be okay to call and just make sure it was recieved. I hate to bug the busy ladies though. I live in South Texas so hopefully it will make its way there with no problem. Just wondering, is there anything I should be doing in the meantime or should I really wait till we get our application. I just would like to have as much information together as I can but then again I have no idea what I will be asked to submit. Should I be looking for someone to do out homestudy, I have no idea how to go about doing that, does Abrazo have someone special they work with in the area I wonder. Okay Im babbling on just wanted to say hi to everyone and I cant wait to go through this experience with everyone else!!!