If Priya Kills Me Please Avenge Me

On Sunday it will be two years since taking custody of Priya. I can't believe it's been 2 years. Honestly. I'll never forget the first day I met that kid. I had to go to India early due to some issues with the court that weren't getting resolved. Her orphanage was inside of a state hospital. State hospital's in India are not fun places and it's hard to see so many people suffering. It took 45 minutes to find the actual orphanage once we were inside. Luckily I had the driver with me or I would never have found it.
Finally the moment came that I got to meet her. Her name was Shourya at that time. I am glad we changed it. There are people here who have a hard time pronouncing Priya for some reason so I can only imagine what she would be going through with Shourya. Still that name is better then 75% of the names we give kids in Utah.
She wasn't sure what to think about me at first. It's weird for a lot of these kids to see a white guy for the first time, especially a huge white guy. I brought her a coloring book and crayons and she liked that. She showed me how she liked to dance and she gave me a kiss but wouldn't sit on my lap. After a few hours I went back to the hotel. The next day I came back again with a ball that lit up. She absolutely loved that. It was amazing to sit and play with her knowing what chances she would have in the US that she wouldn't necessarily have in India. That's nothing against India. It's an absolutely amazing place with amazing people and I honestly believe everyone should visit there was in their life. I just knew we had the means to help her now and was filled with gratitude for that.
When I left that second day she started to cry. That was one of the most horrible moments of my life. I knew that I was leaving her there in the orphanage while I went back to the 5 star hotel I was staying in. I also knew there was nothing I could do about it but wow I felt like a piece of garbage.
I came back every day to spend time with her and every day she would cry when I left.
Finally the day came to take custody of her. She was a little scared at first but she calmed down. I'll never forget the moment we walked into the hotel she looked up and said, "Wow!". She had a bath and then all she wanted to do was stand by the window and look out at the city.
That kid constantly amazes me. She is so sweet and loving but doesn't take crap from people and will tell you exactly what she thinks. She's been through a tremendous amount in her short life and it doesn't seem to bother her.
I've loved seeing how Mirinda and Priya have bonded too. Both have helped each other out. Mirinda watches out for Priya and takes care of her. Priya has taught Mirinda how to use her imagination and role play better.
If you've ever considered adoption I highly recommend it.
To celebrate the adoption day we're doing a staycation downtown. It's going to be a lot of fun. Initially we were going to go to St George but we realized we're going to Disney World in April so it was a better idea to save the money for that trip. The girls can't wait to go to Disney World. I'm excited too. The thing about Disney World is you can't wrap your head around it. There's so much stuff to do you won't be able to get it all done. There's so many places to eat as well. The trick is to just relax and let the kids have fun.
That's really the trick with going to Disneyland or Disney World. If you try to do everything you're going to be miserable. So either go for enough time that you can do everything or just be content with what you are doing. If the kids want to play in Toon Town for hours let them. You're building memories.
I don't think I ever gave an update on the Elsa powers that Priya wants. They have a toy now that you can wear on your wrist that will either shoot out water for silly string. She's getting that for her birthday but she wants it now and bugs me every time she sees one in the store. I keep saying that her birthday is coming soon but it falls on deaf ears. I am afraid that she's going to use the toy to find some way to kill me. If she does please avenge me.
My buddy Jim Bob and I are going to be starting a home delivery premium ice cream business. If you haven't seen or heard of this before you order pints of ice cream. It's especially fun for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, special events, etc. The problem is if you've ever looked at these deals online they are ridiculously expensive. We can do it a lot cheaper and (not to blow my own horn) I'm quite good at making ice cream. We can really do any flavor you can think of and it will be delivered to your home. We're even thinking about doing a subscription kind of thing. We'll get more details out when we have them but if you have something coming up and would like to purchase some, let me know.
As always thanks for reading! And don't forget to avenge me.