Arrival

At our daughter Annie's house at a family Christmas party with Frankie, ready to leave for the airport.

                                 

Yay - She made it!

Good morning everyone!  We did it - we met Vita at the airport, brought her home with us, and survived our first night together!  Vita apparently does not realize that night is over, and is still sleeping!  Haha, that's fine!  I'm sure she must have been exhausted after all of that travel, not to mention stress.

She slept more than half of the way home from the airport, waking only when I patted her hand to say we were home.  Just as we pulled into our lane, and she opened her eyes, there was a doe with two fawns standing next to our creek bridge.  Vita saw them and was delighted.  Now who orchestrated that special greeting committee?  hmmm, let me think . . . ;-)

Plans for our first evening

One big question we all wondered about before meeting Vita was would she still have pink hair (?).  As you can see, she doesn't!  She has an adorable smile, and a twinkle in her eyes.  She loves the dogs and cats, and is excited to meet Frankie.  He had a banquet to attend last night, and though Vita tried to wait up for him, she fell asleep on the couch.  Next big question, does she speak English (?).  Yes, quite well, and we've communicated fine.  She says she has been to America once before, on another such hosting program, and was in New Jersey.  I asked her if she liked it, and she said it was cold!  She is getting a kick out of our poor pronunciation of Latvian words, lots of giggles and rolled eyes.

Working on an advent tree puzzle - challenging!

Snuggling with our dog Genie on the couch.

Fell asleep while I was making her some hot chocolate.                                                                                                   

So, here we go, the beginning has begun.  I am looking forward to our day.  Thank you everyone for your prayers for us.  I noticed Vita coughing a bit, so please pray that she gets better instead of worse.