Up, up, and away

I had decided that I wanted to do a balloon release as a way of commemorating Lucia's birthday this year.  We weren't able to fit it in on her actual birthday day so we did it today.  The weather cooperated and was lovely. There were seven balloons in honor of her turning seven this year.  

                                       Princess balloons for my little princess.  

At the suggestion of a friend at work I decided to attach a message to the balloons--sort of like a message in a bottle.  I decided to add a personal message to Lucia as well as a request that if anyone finds the letter that they mail it back to me along with a little note telling how and where they found it.  I also included the lyrics to the song Somewhere Out There.  The words resonate with where I am right now in the journey to bring my daughter home.

Somewhere Out There

Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight

Someone's thinking of me and loving me tonight

Somewhere out there someone's saying a prayer

That we'll find one another in that big somewhere out there

And even though I know how very far apart we are

It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby

It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there if love can see us through

Then we'll be together somewhere out there

Out where dreams come true

And even though I know how very far apart we are

It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby 

It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there if love can see us through

Then we'll be together somewhere out there

Out where dreams come true