Three Weeks In

It was a pretty laid back day today. We went to mass and then again roamed around the outdoor market here. We ran into the couple from Spain, who are adopting Carla from FANA, and had a nice time catching up with them. We then met a nice couple from Texas, who are adopting a 5 month old baby boy through another orphanage here. They are here about a week now and are just beginning the court process. Kenny, Luke and I then left the market here and headed up to the Santa Barbara Mall to explore that area a little bit. It's not too far, maybe about a 25 minute walk. The mall was really nice with a lot of high end shops it seemed. We walked around for a while, had lunch there, and then checked out another outdoor market next to the mall. They sold a lot of jewelry, bags, and handmade souvenirs. I found a great pair of sandals from a very "earth loving" man, who was really kind. I don't know if I bought them because they were really nice or because the guy selling them was so sweet and working really hard. After we left he market, we stopped at Carulla to get some groceries. I wish we had a free hand on the way back to take our picture because it was a pretty funny scene. We had Luke in the stroller, our bags from the mall, our diaper bag, and a ton of groceries we knew we needed but didn't give much thought to how we were going to get them to our apartment on our 15 minute walk back. We were about 5 minutes into our walk when we realized we needed to pick up one more thing: our rotisserie chicken we were having for dinner from this place the Kuligowski's said was pretty good. So we added to the chicken to our bags and went on our way. Another five minutes into the walk, in a really busy area, our potatoes fell from the stroller and we rolled over them with our own wheels. We laughed at ourselves, which we do quite frequently and Luke laughed along with us. Well needless to say it was a tough walk back and next time I think we may grab a cab. But anyway, it's really been three weeks already since we arrived in Colombia. And I think it's been the best three weeks of our life. Our family keeps asking "do you really miss us?" We really do! We wish you could all be here enjoying Luke with us and seeing and learning so much about his culture. But we look at it this way: whether we sit in our room and cry everyday or go out and enjoy ourselves, it won't change how quickly or slowly the courts work. So which would you opt for? I just said to Kenny this morning while I was making Luke's bottle that I'm really having a great time. What could be better than being on an extended "vacation" with your two favorite people?