Well, mom and I had a quite the adventure on the trip over here. Our flight out of NY was delayed and we missed our connection in London. By the time we arrived in London we ended up with a 3.5 hour layover there and so we didn't arrive in Moscow until 8pm. Then the driver who was supposed to pick us up broke down and they had to find another driver. We didn't get picked up at the airport until about 1:15 in the morning and arrived at the hotel at 3:30 am (7:30 pm EST.) Needless to say, after more than 36 hours straight travelling we were exhausted. We collapsed into bed and didn't get up till almost noon today.
On the plus side, we did manage to discover some great airport food while we were waiting in various cities. In NY there was a terrific Italian place with some fabulous pizza! In London we found a little place called the Giraffe and it had some of the tastiest rice I have ever had. The salmon filet with it was just kind of ordinary, but the rice had slivers of carrots, green beens and other orientalish veggies and an absolutely delicious sauce on it. In Moscow, there was a nifty little asian cafe that did pretty fair sushi and another nice rice dish. Not bad at all for airport food!
Other than the travel delays everything is going well. We have a suite at the hotel which is very comfortable and will be nice when we have Alivia with us. TWe went out for a little exploratory walk this afternoon and bought some bread, cheese and fruit to do lunch in our room. I'm hoping to meet up with another adoption family in a little while to make dinner plans and maybe do a little more city exploration this evening. It stays light out until close to midnight, so it's nice to take an evening stroll.
Tomorrow we go to the orphanage to see Alivia. It's also her first birthday tomorrow so we're doubly excited about seeing her. I'm so excited about mom finally getting to meet her tomorrow, too! Then Thursday is medical appointments and shopping, Friday will be court and then--she's OURS!
~ Jeana
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Yes, Brenda, Mom was instantly in love with Alivia! On the way home she kept saying how glad she is that Alivia is so small and that we'll get to see her first steps and hear her first words. It was so cool to see Mom holding her!
Jeana
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