Turkey and News Crews

Well this Thanksgiving was a memorable one.  We arrived in Seattle around 11am and the boys were THRILLED to see Seahawks jerseys, flags, car stickers and hats everywhere they looked.  They were just as thrilled to see the "forests" of trees too. "Whoa Mom!  That neighborhood is in a forest!  The freeway is in the forest!"  Yes forests and Seahawks, they are in little boy heaven.

We arrived at Grandma and Grandpa's house in time to enjoy a yummy turkey dinner.  Well, everyone else ate but my stomach was in knots and butterflies because after dinner a reporter and camera man from Seattle's King 5 news were coming over to do an interview.  Yep you heard me right.  So if you know me at all you can just imagine how I was feeling.  Physically ill.  Nauseous, anxious, ick.  I DO NOT like talking in front of people.  I don't like standing up in front of people.  It's not only that I don't like it, but my body doesn't like it either.  My throat closes up, my chest tightens, my heart beats so fast. It is what I imagine a heart attack feeling like.  Absolutely miserable.  Too be honest, I don't even like watching people I know speak in front of others.  When Chris has spoken at different things I haven't even watched because I just get too nervous for him.  When friends do the announcements at church my heart pounds for them the entire time they are on stage.  Weird right?  But I can't help it.

Luckily the King 5 reporter, Heather Graf was the sweetest person and was able to make talking and answering questions in front of a camera as comfortable as it could have been.  I still shook, sweat, and thought my heart was going to beat out my chest, but I survived.  It was fun talking about our favorite Seahawks moments and why we are fans.  It was exciting talking about what we hope our future family looks like and why we are choosing to adopt.  But, it was emotional talking about our adoption journey thus far.  I am hopeful that our hearts are heard as others view the news clip and read the article.  It still feels crazy and surreal to be putting ourselves and our family out there in such a big way.  It is scary.  But the opportunity to share our story with others in hopes that they would join us on our journey to adopt our daughter is worth the fear.

Below is the link to the news clip that aired Thanksgiving evening.  It also includes the article that Heather Graf wrote to go along with it.  The article also was featured on Today.com and NBCnews.com.  Still praying for a miracle!

http://www.king5.com/home/Seahawks-fans-turn--233799741.html 

We started the morning bright and early at the airport.  The boys were very excited to "blast off!"

This is what my view was… so intimidating!

After the news crew left we decorated giant gingerbread cookies.

Did anyone notice Great Grandma lounging in the recliner during the interview?  She was the star!

And then it aired!

And no, my in-laws do not have a dvr, so yes, we definitely took pictures and recorded the story live with our phones!

The picture below is from our first date.  We made a Seahawks sign for the upcoming game!

Thanks for tuning in and sharing friends!  We will keep you posted if the tickets sell!  Still praying for a miracle here.  :)