Friday, June 20, 2008

Alarming...

There’s nothing like being in a foreign country, sound asleep, and being woken up by the hotel fire alarm at 12:30 at night…then the next night at 3:30am, and the next night at 10:30…The first night we were concerned and filed out into the lobby accompanied by all the other Americans and Canadians. However, we noticed that there weren’t any Russians escaping from their rooms. I guess being immersed into a culture, you learn pretty quickly how to adjust…so, the next night when the fire alarm went off, we just rolled over and went back to sleep. We have bets on what time the alarm will sound tonight.


Today we went to the notary and signed the petition to the court. It took about an hour and a half, so we had the rest of the day to keep ourselves busy while we guessed what Brady was doing. The hotel has a room named “The White Rabbit” which was made just for Mike…hockey memorabilia everywhere, t.v., pool table, darts… a nice place to hang out. The only thing it is missing is Green Bay Packers décor…we figure we will bring some with us on trip 2. So, we’ve spent some time there…and to satisfy my needs, we brought our travel Scrabble! Mike continues to inform me that after 6 games we are tied (I’ve let him win a couple so he doesn’t feel so bad). We also walked to the beach area and were stared down by all the locals there…so, we made it a pretty quick trip.

We spent the rest of the time talking about all that we need to do between this trip and the next one. Our facilitator informed us that it will be a two month minimum before we return. We are being hopeful that it will come soon and to keep ourselves busy we have at least 270 pictures of him to look at, as well as 15 video clips of him! Tomorrow we get on the plane for a long ride home. We leave at 4:20pm on Saturday and get in at 8:30pm on Saturday, with layovers in Seoul and L.A. (16 hour flying.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's comforting to know the alarms are just that and nothing serious...
You both look so happy, and I'm sure these next couple of months will be over before you know it.
Perhaps Mike can brush up on his Scrabble game, haha......
Can't wait to see all the pictures...
See you soon, Love you lots
Mom & Dad

Kevin T. said...

Hi! Wow - Things happened so fast -I am so happy for you! Congratulations on your 1st trip! I hope you can be reunited with your little one really soon.
Best wishes!

Marissa said...

We are so excited for you guys! I've been checking the blog at least once a day waiting for the next part of the story. Each time I'm almost in tears before I'm done. We can't wait to see little Brady, and hopefully the wait won't be too long. Travel Safe!

Anonymous said...

Seeing your blog is certainly bringing back memories for my wife and I.
We brought our daugther ,Amanda Varya Day, home from Vladivostok just over two years ago.
Even though we have never met we are sending our prayers and good wishes all the way from Vancouver !!
Our daughter is the greatest gift from God that we could have ever dreamed of !
We hope you get back to Vlad as soon as possible to bring home your son !!

Best wishes,

Richard Day ( M&M Langley )

Unknown said...

Dear Heidi and Mike,

What a blessed adventure the two, now three of you, are on. I am so impressed by your faith and courage and persistence at bringing Brady into your lives. It sounds like it's going to turn out perfectly. Best wishes for a very FAST next few months.

With love, Aunt Jill

Troy and Rachel said...

Nothing like a little excitement on those trips! Same thing happened to us in Moscow. We walked down a billion steps and we really should have known when no one else was following us!!

Hope you made it home safe!

Nancy said...

I'm sure you are very tired from you 1st trip & so excited.

Email me when you can!!!