In July of last year we got a phone call from our social worker, Angie, who said that she was also working with another family from Buffalo who was in the Ethiopia program, the Rosh's. She asked if it was okay to share our contact information...of course it was!!! We have been very blessed to meet them. It turns out that they live not even a mile from us and are adopting an infant of either gender...just like us. They are about three months behind us in "the process"...but our children will be about the same age. We are so fortunate to have them with us to go through the journey together. Our children will be so fortunate to have someone with the same culture and background to relate to. We are so blessed! And if we are lucky enough we will be able to see and meet their new baby when we are in Ethiopia to bring ours home. They should have their referral at least by then and we will be able to take lots of pictures, snuggle and love on theirs for them being they may not have gone through the court process yet. Maybe...just maybe......

Dan and I had the opportunity to share some Ethiopian cuisine with them. We went to the Blue Nile in Minneapolis. It was wonderful. We did not know what to expect being we had never had anything like it before but were pleasantly surprised! It is served on a large platter that is set in the center of the table so everyone eats off the same plate. No utensils are involved. Instead, a warm towel is brought out to each individual to wash their hands and then are given "injera" or Ethiopian flatbread (it looks like a big crepe or a flat pancake) . A piece of the injera is broken off and then used to scoop up portions off the main platter. The choices were various dishes made from chicken, beef or lamb. Also several vegetarian selections are offered. It is not that appealing at first, the appearance of some of the choices were ones that reminded me of refried beans (yuck!) BUT the the different peppers and spices they used were amazing and quite flavorful. It was very good and I cannot wait to have it again!