Orientation = Excitement + Anxiety

We have Orientation on Monday night and it marks the first step in the adoption process.  (Insert HUGE, deep breath right here.)  I've pretty much been counting down the days, and now that it's LITERALLY the day after tomorrow, I'm getting a bit spastic.  Yes, I know...if I'm this antsy over Orientation then how will I be when it's time for our Home Study?  I see Valium in my near future (just kidding Mr. or Ms. Case Worker!).  I just feel like first impressions are ridiculously important, and this is our first impression for the process...and I REALLY don't want to blow it!  No pressure, right? HA!  Anywho...

So in our process, what does Orientation mean?  It means that we get to go listen to all the positives and negatives of fostering/adopting and, as long as we still feel like it's the right path for us, we register for our MAPP classes.  For me, it's the first stepping stone across the river, and the other bank (parenthood) is so far from where we are, that we can barely see it.  I know it's there, but there are loads of stepping stones and some rough patches in between.  The journey may be difficult at times, but the end result will be SOOOOOOOOOOO worth it!!