While in Korea, we spent a LOT of time on the subway. The subway is INCREDIBLE! So clean and easy to navigate. But every few stops we would hear a catchy little song played. It took us at least three or four days for us to figure out that this song played whenever you could transfer to another line. I remember hearing it at the Seoul University stop and thinking maybe that was their theme song or something, but then when I heard it again later, I realized that blew that theory. I finally guessed that it happened at the transfer stops! Lightbulb!! We were so proud of ourselves when at the next transfer stop the little jingle started playing! Anyways, the song is really catchy and we would find ourselves humming along and giggling whenever it played. Adelyn even bounced up and down in her carrier whenever it came on.
So when I saw a fellow adoptive friend post this on herblog, it totally made my day! Jeff was sitting on the floor next to me and I had the laptop. I excitedly told him that I had a song I was going to play and he had 3 seconds to guess it. As soon as it started, he immediately broke out into laughter. We were both giggling and reliving our trip to Korea. We recognized so many of the stations and landmarks in the video. And of course... the song... I will never forget this catchy little song!
So for all of you world travelers that have been to Korea... enjoy. I hope it brings back fond memories for you too. And to all of those adoptive parents waiting for their travel call, I hope when you are finally sitting on the subway in Seoul and hear this for the first time, you will smile and feel very smart for knowing what it means!
One Mommy. One Daddy. Two brothers. Four hearts who waited so long for our sister and daughter to come home. And now our wonderful family is finally complete!
Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
Adoption TimeLine
2011: 12/28 -FINALIZED! Adelyn is All OURS! 12/10 - Last post-placement visit 10/22 - Third post-placement visit 8/28 - Second post-placement visit 7/6 - First post-placement visit 6/24 - Home Forever 6/22 - GOTCHA DAY!!!!!! 6/17- Leave for Korea 6/10 - TRAVEL CALL!!!!!! 6/8 - NVC Out 6/3 - NVC In 6/3 - I-171 (I600 copy) received in mail 5/27 - I600 APPROVAL! 5/26 - Received 9 month update with DVD! 5/12 - 797C Notice of Action received from USCIS saying they had received our I600 on May 5. 5/3 - I600 Submitted! 5/1 - Homestudy visit #4 (needed for updating homestudy) 4/29 - County Court Approval! 4/19 - Paperwork sent to county courts 4/15 - ICPC approval! 4/6 - Paperwork sent to ICPC Office in Lansing 4/5- Legals arrived! 3/30- Care package sent to Korea! 3/24- Agency sent Acceptance papers to Korea 3/10- Health Forms updated 3/5- Acceptance paperwork finished/mailed to agency 2/28-Officially accepted Referral!! 2/25- Received referral file/pictures 2/23- REFERRAL!!!! 2/6- Finished all of our Hague trainings
2010: 8/24- Dossier/Homestudy to Korea!! 8/19- Korea webinar 7/19- I-600A APPROVED! 6/21- Fingerprinting completed 6/7- Received I-797C (Fingerprinting Appointment Notice) 5/26- Submitted I-600A 5/4- Homestudy APPROVED! 3/28- Homestudy meeting #3! 3/21- Homestudy meeting #2! 3/13- Homestudy meeting #1! 3/7- Passports received 3/2- FAC caseworker assigned! 3/2- FAC application approved! 2/24- FAC application completed/mailedl! 2/5 - Applied for passports 1/30- Completed half of our Hague trainings 1/21- Spence-Chapin application approved! 1/13- Spence-Chapin application mailedl! 2009: 12/23- Qualified for Korean Program! 11/15- Began researching agencies/countries 11/1 - Made decision to adopt
Hopeful timeline to bring our daughter home: Spring 2011
"Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you."
2 comments:
Too funny!
Brooke
www.TheAnnessaFamily.blogspot.com
Great tune!!!
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