Updates Below

The hotel we are staying at is the Hampton Inn at Polaris Mall. Our rate is $99 a night for 2 Queen beds. The rate includes breakfast each morning and there is a huge indoor pool. For those of you that are arriving Friday we are doing pizza & crazy fun at Magic Mountain at Polaris. It is 1 mile from the hotel. The rates are on the side but you have any questions let me know. As soon as I have the group rate I will let you know so you can book your rooms.

Saturday we are on for the zoo. I am trying to figure out lunch b/c the zoo charges way too much for food. It will be $8-$10 per person which personally I feel is crazy. We are trying to arrange to get sandwich trays from Subway which should be about $4.00 per person but I will let you know as soon as I find that out.

Saturday we are doing our dinner as a big group. I put a poll up for you to vote which restaurant you would like to eat at. Being that I changed to all adoptive families I don't anyone to feel left out. If you are not on Facebook please vote so I can add in your choice.

Thanks for being patient with me guys!!!

Please let me know!!

Heather let me know the hotel I was looking at is in a very unsafe neighborhood so I am researching a few others. I will have a definite location for you guys this week. I am trying to find a place with a waterpark or a nice, big pool to contain us all for a great rate. I am really wanting to make this as affordable as possible for everyone to attend. I need to know how many of you are planning on attending either via facebook, blog comments or e-mail. We are having an outing at the zoo with us all getting together for lunch. I need a somewhat count so I can figure out what our discounted rate is. If we get 100 people for the zoo outing we get an awesome discount, free parking and free shelter rental. But we have to hit that 100 mark.

I am getting the logo finished up for t-shirts but was also wondering how many of you were planning on buying one. I am going to make this a separate fee so people don't feel obligated to purchase one if they don't wish to.

Help please!

Sorry for the delay but we are adopting a baby boy from South Korea and have been rushing around getting things together.

We will be staying at Fort Rapids in Columbus. It has a waterpark like last year. I know everyone liked that we could go there any time during our stay so I had to do it again. And guess what?! They do a nightly dance party for the kids on Saturday night. Saturday we are doing a trip to the zoo and I am arranging to have lunch there. The meals are $4-$5 depending on what we get but considering what you would pay eating there anyway I think it is a good idea and a way for all of us to get to know each other before dinner that night. If any of you know a good restaurant near the hotel please let me know. I will taking a trip to Columbus soon to check things out.

I want to get t-shirts made this year but need some help finding please to design and print them. This get-together is for all adoptive families not just Guate families. Quite a few of us have or are adopting from other countries. I thought a heart design would be good! (Get it!) I thought if we could put flags from all over the world in the heart shape it would look really cool.

E-mail me at agatheringofourhearts@hotmail.com if you are planning on attending so I can get a room count to start with.

2nd Annual--A Gathering of Our Hearts

The 2nd Annual event will be held July 16th-18th, 2010. This year it will be held in Columbus, Ohio. I am researching locations now so any ideas would be great. I am thinking of having it at Fort Rapids Waterpark and having a day at the zoo or COSI. If anyone is interested in coming please let me know either via comment or e-mail: agatheringofourhearts@hotmail.com.

Everyone will have to register to attend. I know some people last year did not register and I let it slide but this year it is a must!! It is in the interest of the families & children attending that this is done. I need to make sure everyone will be safe that is attending!!!

I will be collecting money ahead of time for t-shirts. Any ideas of where to order from or logo ideas please contact me via e-mail.

I will also need some help with some things if anyone is interested. I did it all myself b/c honestly I had no clue what it would entail to hand out jobs. Hopefully there will be more families attending so I will definitely need help!!!

Please let anyone you know about our eventl. It is not just for Guatemala families but any families whom have adopted.

I hope to see all of you there that attended last year plus many more!!

Tomorrow is the day!!

Tomorrow is the day for our weekend get-together. I am so excited and think I have all the goody bags together. Check-in time is at 3:00 & I plan on being there close to that time. The schedule is on the right of the blog. I will make sure that everyone has a goody bag with the museum passes in them. You will need to have these to receive the discounted rate when you pay for your ticket. This is NOT your ticket to get in. Please call me if you do not receive one. My cell number is on the registration form you filled out.

I will see most of you tomorrow & the rest of you on Saturday. Woohoo!!!

Still need registration forms

I received the list from the hotel and I have room reservations and no registration forms or have never heard from these people. Please contact me asap via e-mail so I can get you the registration form. If I do not receive your registration forms by Sunday you will not be able to join us for the museum or dinner. I only have reservations for those that I have registration forms for.

Krista Schoster
Veronica Morris-Seales
Kathy Lekic

Deadline is Friday!

The deadline for room reservations & registration forms is this Friday, July 3rd. Please get me the registration forms asap so I have a final count for the museum trip & dinner at the restaurant. Below is a list of the families I do have a registration form for. If you do not see your name let me know via e-mail at: agatheringofourhearts@hotmail.com and I will send you the form. Even if there is only one event you are attending I still need a registration form from you.

Watson-3
Foster-4
Roberts-3
Ray-5
Hill-4
Cimoch-3
Gregory-4
Hagerty-3
Wilson-3
Trost-4
McCarthy-2
Stanley-5
Shank-3
Velasquez-4
Koenig-3 maybe 4