Yesterday was a Colombian holiday, so everything was closed. We went to Las Margaritas restaurant just North of Bogota, as it was recommended to us by Jeaneth. When we got there, we were seated in the main restaurant and ordered a pitcher of sangria, and an appetizer. The appetizer platter was unique. It had on fried plantacon's (plaintains) which were excellent, chorizo sausage which was pretty good but full of fat, and fried chicken of some sort. When I asked the waiter what the chicken was, he described it as the skin and meat from the back. They were very tasty, but all fat, kind of like pork rinds. A little bit went a long way!
The shows there were pretty good. We started out with a two guitar group that played Colombian music. We bought their CD as they were pretty good. After that was the horse show, and Dana just loved it. There were about 20 horses that came in with their riders and did their trotting, and such. Every time a horse went by Dana, she started kicking her feet and waving her arms in great joy. Her face just beamed as well. I think she will be a horse girl in the future! After that was a flamenco dancing couple, and then another salsa dancing couple on stage. Andy got bored with the dancing, so he and I went out for some mini golf and then a horse ride. Overall it was a good way to enjoy a holiday.
Today was the first day that the court was open since Friday when we received our Sentencia. Cecilia and Santiago picked me up at 9 a.m. and drove us downtown to the courthouse where the family courts were located. It was a pretty old 6 story building. What a crazy experience, as it is nothing like the US Courts, not that I have been to court often other than adopting Andy 4 years ago. ;)
We took the elevator up to the 6th floor. The elevator was about the size of a small bathroom, and there was about 15 people crammed into it. When we arrived at the court 20, it was a little window where one person was manning it. The poor woman who was taking care of business was being peppered with questions from the people and attorneys. There was somewhat of a line, but just like Colombian driving, it didn't amount to much, as people just went up to the window and started shouting questions and asking for things.
Here is the back of the Sentencia paperwork that I signed. We will need the Defender of Minors signature as well as the Procuador (sp?). So this may take another 3-5 business days! Hurry up and wait.
I'm not sure why Cecilia took this picture at a 45 degree angle. Just turn your monitor. ;) As you can see it was about 85 degrees inside the building with all the people and the small hallways. 
Waiting on the signatures of the Defender of Minors and Procuador. Upper left is the Judges signature, and mine is on the upper right. We are so excited to be near completion and bring Dana home!Lastly on Sunday night there were only two couples here at the hotel, us and Sidsel and Allan. Last night 4 other families arrived with their teenage children that they adopted back in 1995. Talk about a change in the dynamics of the hotel. They are all wonderful people, don't get me wrong, but it is nice when they are gone during the day so that the babies can sleep. Tonight is the first night with everyone and the volume level is a lot higher than when it was us and the other adopting parents with their babies. Anyhow just a few more days and we will be going home.
I hope that everyone is well and looking forward to a great 4th of July weekend.
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