....David and I sat in a room full of officials and listened to a lot of speeches and made a lot of promises.
Honestly, I don't remember ANYTHING except trying to look like I was paying attention while the whole time I was watching my happy baby girl smiling and bouncing in the arms of her beloved nou-nou, who was putting on a brave face but had tears in her eyes the whole time.
I knew that once we signed our names in the big book and were legally declared a family that there was nothing more that could be done to keep us apart and I worked hard to put away my anger that we had been separated for so long and my worry about the burns on my girl's hands so that I could enjoy our moment of finality. There's video of the whole ceremony, so I could go back and see what I promised, but I know in my heart that I have kept every one of those promises and the many many more that I made to myself that day.
This brought tears to my eyes. So special. Funny, I`ve been looking at Matteo`s photos of when we met and our first weeks together and some of it is a blur....we don `t have any anniversaries here but for some reason that`s where I`m at....our ceremony was very simple, no speeches at all, just signatures and photos. Adeline looks so tiny!!
Posted by: Francesca | March 11, 2013 at 12:44 PM
No wonder you were so preoccupied, look how beautiful she was!
Posted by: Dianne | March 11, 2013 at 09:14 PM
Three years, omg! I was so happy for you both. It was a hell of a journey and WOW time has flown!
Posted by: Steph | March 12, 2013 at 10:02 PM