If all goes well, here are the travel plans:
We leave on Wednesday, April 30 (yes, less than 48 hours and our suitcases are in the closet) on the famous Delta flight 30 from New York direct to Moscow arriving on Thursday at 10:00AM which is May day (holiday) in Russia. We check into the Marriott Grand and go to the parade. We feel the key to a successful trip is to stay awake the first day and force yourself to adjust to the new zone. On Friday and Saturday, we drive to the baby home and see Annabelle. I can't wait to see how she has change. My guess is she is walking and has more teeth. In my dreams, I always picture her looking at me and saying "Where the hell have you been, I have been waiting. Let's get our of here!" Sunday will be a day of wandering around Moscow and Monday is COURT!!!!!! On Tuesday, we fly home on Delta 31 (AKA the baby flight). This flight is a lot of fun for the adopting parents. There are lots of kids on the flight and you constantly hear crying (10 hours) or see little heads popping up over the seats like gophers. The airline attendees look pretty bad after the flight.
This will be a tough trip for Jeff and I. For our first adoption, we stayed in Russia after court so when we came home, we had our son. This trip we will have court and fly home knowing we are one step closer but without our daughter.
We leave on Wednesday, April 30 (yes, less than 48 hours and our suitcases are in the closet) on the famous Delta flight 30 from New York direct to Moscow arriving on Thursday at 10:00AM which is May day (holiday) in Russia. We check into the Marriott Grand and go to the parade. We feel the key to a successful trip is to stay awake the first day and force yourself to adjust to the new zone. On Friday and Saturday, we drive to the baby home and see Annabelle. I can't wait to see how she has change. My guess is she is walking and has more teeth. In my dreams, I always picture her looking at me and saying "Where the hell have you been, I have been waiting. Let's get our of here!" Sunday will be a day of wandering around Moscow and Monday is COURT!!!!!! On Tuesday, we fly home on Delta 31 (AKA the baby flight). This flight is a lot of fun for the adopting parents. There are lots of kids on the flight and you constantly hear crying (10 hours) or see little heads popping up over the seats like gophers. The airline attendees look pretty bad after the flight.
This will be a tough trip for Jeff and I. For our first adoption, we stayed in Russia after court so when we came home, we had our son. This trip we will have court and fly home knowing we are one step closer but without our daughter.