A Story Of Adoption Chapter 10

I realize it's been almost a year since my last post.
I apologize to all of my readers for such a long pause in between chapters.
Like I mentioned in my last post, this is a story still in the making. Sometimes, the direction this story is going makes it difficult to write about. It includes many ups and downs and many confusing moments. I am however, quite excited to continue this part of the story as it was the most exciting 4 days of my life! It was a weekend that was brilliant, exciting and life changing.
These next few chapters are copied right from my diary entries.
After a short car ride, we ended up at a restaurant not far from the airport. We all sat down and of course, Jeannie and I sat next to each other. I kept catching her staring at me. I tried to sit up straight and look pretty for her. I could see tears billowing in her eyes. "I can't believe you are 28 years old" she said.
We all had a bite to eat, chatted and then headed back to Jeannie's house for our long weekend together.
When we arrived at Jeannie's, we settled in pretty quickly. Ben went to lie down and Jeannie and my sisters sat on the couch and we all chatted for hours. It was magical to say the least. I bonded with all 3 of them immediately.
I put my home video into the video machine and we all watched it together. Jeannie seemed somewhat nervous at times. So did I. Yet, at the same time, it felt comfortable and natural. It was hard to get my head around the fact that here I was, looking at the woman I had only imagined for 28 years. It was exciting....
Jeannie said to me "In my house, people serve themselves so help yourself to anything. Go into the fridge and cupboards anytime you're hungry."
I had also brought with a large envelope filled with pictures of me growing up. I thought it would be nice for her to see me as I grew...at times though, I wonder if that hurt her to see. I thought it would give her a sense of comfort but I think seeing what she had missed out on was troubling for her more than anything.
We exchanged our gifts. My sisters bought me a cookbook called "The Ukrainian Daughter's Cookbook" which I loved and thought was just so thoughtful.
I had the necklace I made for Jeannie and gave it to her. She cried and loved it. She put it on and told me just how special it was to her.
That night we went out for dinner and I met 2 of my cousins. David was Jeannie's sister Norma's son and Kelly was her other sister Irene's son. They both greeted me with open arms just as I had hoped. We had such a nice evening and stayed up really late that night just talking and sipping tea.
I felt the love and warmth everywhere. Jeannie was sensitive, just like me. So was Tania. I felt the instant Love Affair happening. It was overwhelming and very emotional. It was all I had hoped for.
The next day Tania, Tasha, Ben and I went to the West Edmonton Mall. It was unbelievable to say the least!! Can you imagine a mall with an aquarium, a skating rink and an amusement park? Wow! We were blown away!! My sister Tasha and I bought a matching pair of pants!! We realized we had similar tastes in clothing. All of these seemingly unimportant things meant more to me than anyone could imagine. Similarities...commonalities...resemblances....it was all so exciting for me!!
Our relationship seemed to come together so naturally and without tension or fear. It was Magical, the whole weekend. We were all there to heal each other. In my diary I speak of "Wanting to be a light in all of their lives."
That weekend it seemed like Jeannie looked at me the way a Mother looks at her child. She told me how she never stopped thinking about me or loving me. This was music to my ears.
I will continue the rest of the story of our 4 days together soon. I promise!!
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