As is our ritual here in our favorite little Russian town, Claire and I are up with the Sun having coffee and our first breakfast. When you rise at 4 AM you can have more than one breakfast. Kinda like the Taco Bell 4th meal but we are geriatric and go to bed around 8 PM local time so our fourth meal comes early.
We are sitting here pinching ourselves as we look back over what seems to have been a long process but in hindsight, as is always true, things moved rather quickly. Today I will have my first boy! Joshua...Jr...not really but I think living in the South, having a pickup truck, a fishing pole, riding lawn mowers and a son...he should be called Jr. Claire won't agree and we will call him Vasa. We are going to wrap our gifts for the care givers, pack Vasa's sweet little back pack and get his clothes together.
We arrived safely and on time yesterday from our flight. Neither Claire or I really slept on the plane yesterday so we were pretty tired. I gave Claire an early birthday present (joking really) and upgraded us to First Class on the short ride from Atl to NYC. We had a nice grilled chicken salad and an actual glass (not plastic) of white wine on the ride up for lunch. (Claire comment--funny having a recliner function on the chair and having the stewardess ask "Mr. and Mrs. D-what can we get you today? Hot towel? I just kept thinking of the Seinfeld episode where Jerry was sitting in first class. It was a treat to feel like somebody for just an hour or two :) )I probably did us an injustice by letting us sit there when we still had such a long flight in coach ahead. When we got to JFK (NY airport) we were in line for the shuttle and saw a pro wrestler, we think--maybe you can help us figure out who he was. He looks a bit like a latin version of the James Bond evil guy w/ metal teeth. He has a really pronounced chin, dark hair, 7 feet tall.
Our economy comfort seats are much better than the far back of the plane. The aircraft we came over on was the newest plane we've had. The seating arrangements were different, storage seemed a bit better and we had our own tv mounted in the chair in front allowing us all to pick movies, tv shows and music to watch. Again in an effort to get all possible entertainment and Claire and I have been counting quiet time next to each other watching movies on the plane as a date...I watched four movies on the way over and Claire watched 3. My seat wouldn't stay reclined so I didn't get to take full advantage of the additional 4 inches I paid for by being in economy comfort but all was good.
We were hoping to be in the same hotel as last week and we not only are in the same hotel but the same room! I told our family that we feel like important travelers (much like our well traveled brother in law) who often stays in the same rooms and all the folks know his name.
Claire and I were thinking back and praying this morning and we really believe that God has fulfilled his promise in Matt 6:33 in our lives since we decided to obey His call on our lives in October. We have not worried and He has provided "all things" since we actively began to "seek first His kingdom". What a testimony to His faithfulness as two young (watch it - we still feel young) kids from the US stand ready to bring our 3 year old son home with us today!
Much love to you all for caring, loving, reading, supporting and giving to us while we have gone through this journey. We are getting closer to having our little boy home with us and we can't wait to share him with you! Last post from a family of 5...Brady bunch numbers here we come!
Josh and Claire
We are sitting here pinching ourselves as we look back over what seems to have been a long process but in hindsight, as is always true, things moved rather quickly. Today I will have my first boy! Joshua...Jr...not really but I think living in the South, having a pickup truck, a fishing pole, riding lawn mowers and a son...he should be called Jr. Claire won't agree and we will call him Vasa. We are going to wrap our gifts for the care givers, pack Vasa's sweet little back pack and get his clothes together.
We arrived safely and on time yesterday from our flight. Neither Claire or I really slept on the plane yesterday so we were pretty tired. I gave Claire an early birthday present (joking really) and upgraded us to First Class on the short ride from Atl to NYC. We had a nice grilled chicken salad and an actual glass (not plastic) of white wine on the ride up for lunch. (Claire comment--funny having a recliner function on the chair and having the stewardess ask "Mr. and Mrs. D-what can we get you today? Hot towel? I just kept thinking of the Seinfeld episode where Jerry was sitting in first class. It was a treat to feel like somebody for just an hour or two :) )I probably did us an injustice by letting us sit there when we still had such a long flight in coach ahead. When we got to JFK (NY airport) we were in line for the shuttle and saw a pro wrestler, we think--maybe you can help us figure out who he was. He looks a bit like a latin version of the James Bond evil guy w/ metal teeth. He has a really pronounced chin, dark hair, 7 feet tall.
Our economy comfort seats are much better than the far back of the plane. The aircraft we came over on was the newest plane we've had. The seating arrangements were different, storage seemed a bit better and we had our own tv mounted in the chair in front allowing us all to pick movies, tv shows and music to watch. Again in an effort to get all possible entertainment and Claire and I have been counting quiet time next to each other watching movies on the plane as a date...I watched four movies on the way over and Claire watched 3. My seat wouldn't stay reclined so I didn't get to take full advantage of the additional 4 inches I paid for by being in economy comfort but all was good.
We were hoping to be in the same hotel as last week and we not only are in the same hotel but the same room! I told our family that we feel like important travelers (much like our well traveled brother in law) who often stays in the same rooms and all the folks know his name.
Claire and I were thinking back and praying this morning and we really believe that God has fulfilled his promise in Matt 6:33 in our lives since we decided to obey His call on our lives in October. We have not worried and He has provided "all things" since we actively began to "seek first His kingdom". What a testimony to His faithfulness as two young (watch it - we still feel young) kids from the US stand ready to bring our 3 year old son home with us today!
Much love to you all for caring, loving, reading, supporting and giving to us while we have gone through this journey. We are getting closer to having our little boy home with us and we can't wait to share him with you! Last post from a family of 5...Brady bunch numbers here we come!
Josh and Claire
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