Our Family Journey

I found a fantastic price on tickets to Guatemala the other day, so before Dave could think about it too much and tell me no, I booked them!! Myself, my mom, my sister Val, Dave and Maria will be traveling to Guatemala in May! I am sooo excited I can hardly stand myself! We leave on Sunday the 13th and return home on Thursday the 17th, so it's a short trip, but I don't care....we're going!! I have been itching to go back almost from the time we touched the ground on December 15th.
I sent an email to the attorney that completed Maria's adoption in the hope that she could get a message to Lidia, Maria's Foster Mother, to let her know we would be there and see if we could meet for dinner. The attorney responded within the hour and said that Lidia would be very excited to see Maria again and that her assistant Karla would be more than happy to get her to the hotel for dinner. I think it's wonderful that they are still willing to do that favor for us...it is another indication of what a great group of people we worked with for Maria's adoption!
I also emailed the tour guide that we used during our first visit to see if he had the dates available and to get his advice on where to go. We will have Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to sightsee. There are two definate places I want to go...Lake Atilan and Antigua. We have been to Antigua, but not to Lake Atilan...it is supposed to be spectacular. I believe it is listed as one of the 1,000 places you should visit on earth. It is a beautiful lake surrounded by active volcanoes! Don't tell that to my mom though...she probably won't want to go!



Here's a picture of Lake Atilan I found on the internet. It won't be long and we will be able to post our own!!