See you when I see you

So...I'm in love with Jason Aldean (and his newest album, My Kind of Party).  There's one song in particular that reminded me of open adoption the first time I heard it. The song is called "See You When I See You."  If you want to hear a snippet of this musical snack, scroll all the way down to the bottom of my blog and click on this song on my playlist.  If you're a birthmom in an open adoption, this song is definitely worth a listen.

If for some reason you are unable to hear Jason's magical pipes, here are the lyrics to the first part of the song:

Let's don't say goodbye
I hate the way it sounds
So, if you don't mind
Let's just say for now

See you when I see you
Another place, some other time
If I ever get down your way
Or you're ever up around mine
We'll laugh about the old days
And catch up on the new
Yeah, I'll see you when I see you
And I hope its some day soon'

This song reminds me alot of Deanna's adoptive mother, De.  I remember the day Don and De left the hospital with Deanna after she was born.  Though most of the details of that day are a sad, blurry memory for me, there is one positive thing I clearly remember. De made it point to not say goodbye when they left the hospital with Deanna.  Instead, De hugged me and said, "I love you, and I'll see ya soon."  And ever since that day, we continue to say, "see ya soon" instead of goodbye when we see each other.  Just a few weeks ago, De called to catch me up on all of the latest and greatest Deanna stories. After chatting it up for a good 45 minutes about Deanna's 6th birthday party at the beach, her new-found love of all animals (especially horses), and how she is already selling their chickens' eggs to all of the neighbors, I smiled when De said "see ya soon" before we hung up.  Sometimes it's the little things that mean the most. You know what I mean?  I'm so thankful for De and for the way that she is always in-tune to what other people are thinking and feeling, and how she just knows the perfect thing to say.  Even if it's just three little words at the end of a phone call.



















Amy & De, July 2005

De, Deanna (cheesy-poof mouth), Amy, Spring 2011


See you when I see you
Another place, some other time
If I ever get down your way
Or you're ever up around mine
We'll laugh about the old days
And catch up on the new
Yeah, I'll see you when I see you
And I hope its some day soon'