official business

yeah, the baby girl's got money in the bank! i thought y'all might enjoy the documentation of opening her first account. she was way excited about being asked to sit at the table and fill out forms. she proudly carried around proof of her account until naptime.


and to zanna's great delight... last week she got a check in the mail from her beloved aunties kerri and ramdas! WOOHOO!


zanna weighs the pros and cons of statement savings and reviews current CD returns with the teller.


what i knew in the back of my mind but hadn't quite put into words before receiving that check is this: the first concrete contribution to our trip cemented our plans. i knew before creating this blog that we want to go to china next summer. we fully intend to go to china next summer. but, you can always climb back down that ladder you climbed up to the highdive if you lose your nerve, right? when you get up there and the pool looks so tiny below, no one thinks less of you if you put off the jump til another day.


as i read the card that came with zanna's first check, i pondered our friends' offering. they want to see zanna do what she needs to do. i realized then that by asking for help, i've committed not just to zanna but to everyone who reads this. i don't mind telling you that the pool looked pretty tiny in that moment. all the reasons i might have justified delaying our trip seemed like sorry excuses. nothing to do but do it.


we're on the path, baby! huge thanks and many hugs and kisses to kerri and ramdas, and to all of you who cheer us on.