What is she thinking about?

This is one of my favorite pictures of Arianna. There is just something about this picture that makes me wonder what she is thinking. Her eyes are so beautiful and I wonder what is going on behind them. When this picture was taken she was just reunited with her best friend Lauren after a three day separation. We have a video of the reunion and you can tell how much these girls love each other. At the time this picture was taken I don't think that Arianna knew if she would ever see her best friend again. This was a last goodbye for her, as far as she knew.
I also wonder how she is feeling right now, knowing that her family is just days away from coming to get her. She has waited her whole life for this moment. She has seen many younger children come in and then leave a few months or years later, and yet she is still there waiting. I know that I have had many struggles with waiting for our paperwork to go through and waiting to go to China to bring Arianna home, but there is no comparison to what it must be like for her. It gives me a whole new appreciation for Arianna and for all that she has been through in her life. I also hope it will be a reminder to me to be patient when things don't always go the way I want them too. Because, even though Arianna didn't know that she would be reunited with her best friend, she was truly happy for Lauren and knew that someday soon her family will be coming for her too. And now that day is almost here!!