Good evening, Just sitting here thinking of Graham. Neither of us has any idea what's about to happen to our lives. It's amazing...I think of the sacrifice that his parents made, and will be forever grateful that they made the decision that they did. We confirmed our travel dates today, and will be in Ethiopia from December 7th until the 18th. Thanks for all of the great comments.

Just under 4 weeks to go

So, we're getting ready for our trip to Ethiopia, and you would be surprised (or maybe not) how much stuff we have to do to get ready. I went to lunch last Friday with one of the ambassador's to Addis Ababa for the City of Portland. The City, through USAID, sends him over to help set up government programs for the Addis municipal government. I am adding a picture of the place we hope to stay at when we travel south to Awassa. Dilla, just south of Awassa, is the town where Graham came from, so we want to make a video documentary for him to have when he gets older.

If you want to check out the lodge (a former coffee plantation) check out http://www.aregashlodge.com/

The Beginning

This blog is a journal of Brad and Joi's journey from Portland, Oregon to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia to adopt Graham. For those of you that do not know, we began our journey in January, and will be traveling in December 2008 to Addis. We cannot begin to thank all of the people who have been instrumental in making our dream a reality, but we can make you a part of our journey, and this blog is just one of the ways that we intend to do that. Over the next several months, we hope to introduce you to Graham, our little boy, and share our laughs, our trials, and our tribulations.