Certified!!!!

Here's the full story. I had just got out of a meeting at school and I went to check my cell phone for messages. There were two missed calls from my caseworker, which I thought was odd since she is currently on vacation. So, I listened to the messages and she said "Hey, wanted to call and let you know that the letter from the judge arrived at our office today and you are officially certified!!!!" I called her back just to make sure it wasn't a mistake and she assured me that we were in fact certified and she said, "Congratulations!" I was so excited! I wanted to yell Wahoo and cry all at the same time. The first thing I did was call Josh. He was so surprised and excited. The most exciting thing is that we weren't even expecting to hear anything back until this coming Thursday at the earliest because we were told when we turned in our paperwork that it usually takes 4-6 weeks for the certification to be approved if not longer because of the holidays, and it has only been 3 weeks! We are so excited. I can't stop smiling. :) We are going to be parents soon! I can't wait. We went to Cheesecake Factory to celebrate and of course I was bursting at the seams so I told our waitress why we were celebrating and she was so excited for us. I even gave her an adoption pass along card! :) They came in last Friday so if I haven't sent you any yet, they will be on their way soon. Everyone has been so excited and happy for us. We are beyond ecstatic. You can now check out our ItsAboutLove profile. Just search Adopting Family Profiles and type in Josh and Elise at the very bottom of the search page. Also, I will put a link on our sidebar. YAY!!!!!!! So exciting, seriously...I'm going to be a mom!