Booked for Round 2.

HOLY MOLY!  8 Sleeps and we leave to see her.  10 sleeps and we see her!

I almost immediately began coming the flight sites for our travels.  Goal was to keep the round trip for both under 5 grand - success!

I had actually ordered the foreign currency for this coming Friday about 1 hour before the confirmation came, just in case.  Perfect!  So, that is already off the to-do list.

We leave Halifax for Toronto on the 18th.  Then we connect to New York, Moscow, and, finally, Ufa.  We are to be met by K and A, our host and driver, respectively, from the last trip.  We arrive in Ufa on the 19th in the evening, so, we wait until the next morning to go to the orphanage!  The couple from Ontario are also coming on this trip because, as predicted, they have their court at the same time.  It will be nice to finally meet them!  We had a meeting set up last summer but it fell through due to emergency.

I AM SO EXCITED TO HUG HER AND KISS HER WARM FACE!

If you read the previous post, the email stated that the day before had a new law passed that extends the wait period in between court from 30 to 40 days.  I didn't even care because the END IS IN SIGHT!!!  I can count down to a specific now and not just cross the days off the calendar!  EXCITING!  As my cousin T put it, I'm 7 weeks from my "due date."  I HAVE a due date!

So, we pack over the next few days.  Pick up the money of Friday.  Recheck our packing a gajillion times to ensure we have clothing for really hot and mild weather (plus court clothes).  Then we travel!

I am not as nervous about these next steps as I thought I would be.  I'm sure, when I am standing in court, I will sweat like a pig in heat, but I will try to portray calmness.  The 24th is a big step in deciding our fate.  We will hopefully be granted custody that day and then just have to wait out the appeal and processing period and go back at the beginning of September.

Holy moly!

As a reminder, this is on my desktop and I watch it daily.  I love her little growl at 46, or so, seconds.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151607111258967&set=vb.500713966&type=3&theater

The one on my desktop isn't so pixelated and her her sweet features are defined, making her brown eyes even more deep!


SOON!