More details will be added in later, upon return home, but while it is all fresh in my mind...
-Thank you great grandparents x 4 for letting us come visit you so you didn't need endure the wondrous cacophony that was last night!
-Thank you Heather, Amy, Olive, Steph, Jack, Lucy for allowing us to visit you a few days prior.
- thank you Mum and Katie, for being astounding hosts and organizers
- and in order of appearance( give or take)...Dad -aunt Carly -Larbi - Dean, Cherie, Laura -Kelly, Chris, Grady -Robyn -Natasha, Ryan, Christina, -Chaundra, Abby, Sidney -Bob, Jeannie, -Fil (& your folks via you!) -Tall Maureen (and Beau and Ben via your sentiments!) -Heather, Matt, Cameron, Heather, Kenner -Maureen (& John), Laura, Patrick, Danielle, -Courtney, Scott, Brayden, -Lacey, Cam, Cadence, Kendall, -Tom, Brenda, C.J. -Clayton, Sam, Nathan(and your sick Grandma who is my mum's best friend and therefore on you side!) -Julie, Stephane (I know I spelled your last name wrong on your wedding photo file, I'm soooo sorry!) -Jenn Feijo Action News at 7, -Ashley, Dave, Alex, Josh, -Ashley (you're always Stinx to me), Jay, Kate (who had the line of the night with "they are all horrible people" in regards to those who were giving my dad green ju-jubes!)!
-Then, the visits that came outside of 'visiting hours:' Kees (& Amy, Keegan, your mum and Will via you!) -Kim (a complete pleasure to finally get to know you!), -Oliver and Megan (the first people she didn't hesitate the slightest with when asking you to knock on her skull) -Cindy, Sadie, Reid (who drove the furthest for the shortest and sweetest visit! Y'all have pen pals for life!)
Seriously, I'm wanting to cry writing this list... heck, I AM crying! It has been two months since she has 'landed' and y'all were lining up to meet her. I am so thankful for your kindness, generosity, PATIENCE, and, above all else, love! I am sorry if I fail to send a thank you card between now and Christmas cards... but forgive me please!!!! I did take time to open and appreciate all kind words and thoughts and I am saving every single slip of paper that relates to Dania so that she will KNOW just how excited everyone was to meet her!
This kid has changed my future but all of you (ALL those who have hoped, prayed, encouraged, loved, and gave previous to this too!) have built my past and it is a story I hope to share with anyone who will listen! Seriously... It has been an incredible reception leading up to last week and to now be able to add this away-from-home reception too... counting my innumerable stars!
"Wow" is the only adjective that I can use to accurately describe the present...
You're more than welcome!
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