hola!

september has ended...and so has october! where has the time gone? sorry for the long delay in blogging! i can't even believe how quickly time is flying by - we've now officially been waiting a little over 6 months! 6 months! who would have thought? i kept thinking that this whole 'waiting period' was going to take forever...not so far! if the next 6 months fly by as fast as the past 6 did, we'll be in good shape. (who am i kidding though? the next 6 months here in minnesota will most likely be filled with snow, cold, gray days, etc, etc.)

we've (ok, let's been honest... i've) been working hard on preparing our dossier documents the last two weeks or so. we now have official copies of our birth certificates and marriage certificate, i've set up appointments with a psychologist and our doctor, i've taken an HIV test, we'll be doing more fingerprinting this week and the list goes on. seriously - if everyone had to go through all of this before becoming parents, do you realize how many fewer children there would be?!?! gotta love it.

in my spare time, i've also started taking a beginners spanish class at our church. we meet every thursday night for two hours. let's just say it's even more of a challenge than i thought it would be! i keep mixing up german words with spanish! (thanks frau zishka!) anyway, i think it will definitely help with our trip to colombia to pick up our bambino!

for those of you wondering about my knee...it's finally coming along. i had PT again this afternoon and my range of motion is improving. i need to work on straightening my leg the whole way while i'm walking (need to get rid of my gimpy limp!) - easier said than done! some of you probably haven't heard this, but about 3 weeks post-surgery, i got in a car accident on my way to book club (i was the passenger in a friend's suv and we got rear-ended). my bad knee hit the front dash and i ended up with some bruising and swelling that set-back my recovery about 2-3 weeks. total bummer! luckily it was only bruising as my surgeon was concerned that i may have fractured my patella. i actually go back this thursday for my six-week appointment. hopefully it continues to improve as i'm starting to get sick of this thing holding me back! patience has never been one of my strengths... :)

alright, guess that's it for now. oh, i can't blog without mentioning our UNDEFEATED hawkeye football team!! 9-0! hope everyone is doing well. go hawks!

love,
ang