Define Stalking....

So, say hypothetically you called in advance to find out a FedEx delivery person's schedule and then were laying in wait when he arrived to deliver a package....is that really considered stalking???

I desperately wanted a picture of the person that "delivered" our baby. Tony asked our China Coordinator when the delivery would arrive. Sandy said that FedEx usually arrived anytime between 8:30 and 10:30. Naturally, I was in the agency parking lot at 8:00 am sharp! The only reason Tony wasn't there promptly at 8:00 was because he was at Chik-Fil-A getting me my iced tea fix.

Around 10:00 am a gray SUV pulled in the parking lot and a man wearing a blue FedEx jacket got out. An unmarked car....who would've thought? Maybe someone tipped him off that I was stalking him. Both Tony and I jumped out of the car and said, "Excuse me, sir." at about the same time. I think the poor guy thought he was about to be mugged. I asked him if he was making a delivery to Adoptions Together and a little hesitantly he answered, "Yes." Tony and I explained to him that he was delivering our baby. It was so funny....he looked at the flat envelope in his hands and then he looked at us like we had 3 heads! We took a minute to explain to him that we were adopting and that that envelope contained the most important gift we would ever receive. Once he understood the importance of what he was holding in his hands he was thrilled. John, the FedEx man, explained to us that this was not his normal route and he was only filling in. Then he shared with us that he was adopted and so were two of his siblings. He also told us that he had a nephew and a niece that were adopted.

John was so happy to stop and have his picture taken and told us that he would have a wonderful story to share this weekend. He shook Tony's hand and gave me a great big hug. Who would ever guess that the stork wears a FedEx uniform??