Congratulations JP Montoya~!

Well, the next entry was supposed to be titled "Why Colombia?" ...which will follow shortly and detail how we came to choose Colombia over Nepal, Russia, and Nebraska as the country we chose to adopt from.

However, I wanted to kick off our semi-regular feature "Famous Colombians" after the results from this past sport weekend.

Juan Pablo (That's JP for most NASCAR fans) Montoya lead his 1st lap EVER in Nascar, and went on to win his first Nascar race ever. JP is one of the top rookies this year, and used his Formula One experience to "nudge" his way past many other drivers to capture his first checkered flag at the road course this weekend. The Eisenberger household still bleeds #20 orange, but we do have a special love for the country where our children will come from. Way to go JP....win another title Tony....Matt Kenseth sucks....yeah, enough Nascar chat right? Thanks for checking out our blog.

More info here....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya.

Hooray for Colombia,
Troy and Andrea

The other Eisenberger, Sylvia, 16 months

For most of you who received our "Grand Opening" email, we know this is the first time you are seeing this blog. We apologize for the delay, but time goes by so fast these days. We only have two other posts, so there is not much to catch up on.

Today we got really great news that puts us one step closer to bringing our child(ren) home from Colombia. Our dossier was submitted to ICBF (aka the Colombian welfare system) on May 11, 2007. This means that it took approximately two weeks to translate. That is much quicker than the estimated 4-6 weeks. So, praise be to God, who is the only one who can expedite this whole process. And, we are ready for it to be expedited in whatever way possible!

On a side note, Preston, our goldfish, also turned 7 on May 11 for those of you who are keeping tabs on the "energizer" fish--and, yes, his water is so filthy, you can hardly see him except when he surfaces at feeding time.

More updates as we get them!

Andrea and Troy

Okay, so while not the grand opening promised in our last post, this is still part of of our desire to let folks know about our blog.

Please check out the last post which has all of the general info about our adoption (yes, adoption, see below for all the glorious details) process. Please feel free to add your comments. More...much more...to follow.

Much love,
Andrea and Troy

Welcome.

Well this is our blog's grand opening. No balloons. No buy one, get one free offers. No giant spot lights that shine into the sky that you can see from miles away...although how cool would that be, right? I know I've always wanted one, I'm sure you have too...


ANYWAYS.....While email and other non-verbal or face-to-face communication may come across as impersonal, we hope all will recognize this as a way to communicate with many while we are in the adoption process.

If that last sentance strikes you as news, then let me say that we are adopting.....


......internationally


....from Colombia.

The last several years* have been filled with hope and heartache as we have tried unsuccessfully to get pregnant. We have spent 5 figures towards the best medical options to help assist us in that goal. However, through all of this, we believe we have been led to this point. We also truly believe that this is where we are supposed to be in life, and are excited for the opportunites provided through international adoption.

We have** been filling out paperwork since November of 2006. All of our paperwork*** is on its way to Colombia as this is being typed, and within a few months we will receive word from the Colombian government. We hope and pray that this is an approval. Once approved, we begin the 1-2 year wait until we receive our referral. I'm sure our blog will consist of preparation updates and what great t.v. shows**** we are watching. {So check back often.}

Last week was a week we had been hoping for since November. It turned out to be one filled with immense tradgedy as well. Amidst all of the horrifying, unthinkable evils that occured on the VT campus, where I learned Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Calculus, and underage drinking; my college mentor and the reason I decided to pursue drainge as a career, Dr. Loganathan died. I have already written as much as I care to mention about this:

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/virginiatech.shootings/victims/profiles/g.v.loganathan.html

...but it has been hard. This is a tragedy for everyone—family, friends, alumni, everyone...the whole world mourns in light of this.

ANYWAYS...in all the tradgedy of the past week, our paperwork—despite many obstacles that will likely be detailed in future entries—has left Charlotte, made it to our agency (Commonwealth Adoptions International) in Tampa, FL and is on the way to Colombia.


For all the latest information on the process, keep checking back (emails will accompany major updates and if you don't want the updates, just let us know). This is going to be a long process, so please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. Also, feel free to post your comments or ask us questions.

That may be enough for the first entry. Thanks for reading this far. It means alot to us...wherever you are.

Love y'all & Ut Prosim,
-Troy & Andrea

FOOTNOTES

* - 3 and counting
** - "Andrea has"
*** - aka "dossier", you too can learn hip adoption lingo...impress friends, intimdate enemies
**** - 24, LOST, Veronica Mars, Survivor, Heroes, Drive, Ugly Betty, Battlestar Galactica ....