Hi everyone,
Sorry it has taken me a day to get this out, but most of you may know that we are home safe and sound.
Our flight on Sunday was delayed by 5 hours, so we learned when we arrived at the Bogota airport at 6:30 a.m. So when we finally got off to Atlanta around 1, we were excited. Once in Atlanta around 7:30, we made the US CIS just fine, and had a funny agent helping us process Dana's paperwork. Delta ended up putting us up for the night at a nearby hotel, after a little convincing that we didn't want to fly further to Milwaukee and rent a car to drive the rest of the way home. Dana was at the end of her rope as we all were. So by the time we got to the hotel and had a snack it was about 11:30 p.m. We were back on the 4:30 a.m. shuttle on Monday morning and our connecting flights were just fine. So back to beautiful Madison at about 9:45 a.m. yesterday!
Sorry it has taken me a day to get this out, but most of you may know that we are home safe and sound.
Our flight on Sunday was delayed by 5 hours, so we learned when we arrived at the Bogota airport at 6:30 a.m. So when we finally got off to Atlanta around 1, we were excited. Once in Atlanta around 7:30, we made the US CIS just fine, and had a funny agent helping us process Dana's paperwork. Delta ended up putting us up for the night at a nearby hotel, after a little convincing that we didn't want to fly further to Milwaukee and rent a car to drive the rest of the way home. Dana was at the end of her rope as we all were. So by the time we got to the hotel and had a snack it was about 11:30 p.m. We were back on the 4:30 a.m. shuttle on Monday morning and our connecting flights were just fine. So back to beautiful Madison at about 9:45 a.m. yesterday!
Here we are at the airport in Madison. Wayne and Connie Weiss met us there and brought our car which was all ready with Dana's car seat.
I can't tell you what a surreal experience it is to be home after all of the time away. We enjoyed our time and experiences in Bogota over the last two months, and being away makes you realize how good we have it in the US, and especially here in the midwest. We are truly blessed with the children that we have and the place that we live in.
We will post some more pictures in the next day or so. We feel a little overwhelmed with laundry, shopping for groceries/baby stuff, etc. It will all come together in the next few days.
Dana is adjusting well to her new home. There have been a couple of times when she has gotten worked up as she isn't used to her bedroom yet, but that will come with time.
Nana Jan and Aunt Cathy came down to meet Dana today. She couldn't wait until the weekend, and I can't blame her. I got the first sight of her on video, and to see Jan's face was priceless. Lots of love and smiles back and forth. Dana is looking forward to meeting her extended family and friends in the next couple of weeks.
Nana Jan finally gets her lips on those sweet baby cheeks after her long wait.
Thanks for all of your prayers and support on our journey to bring Dana home.
Love
Thanks for all of your prayers and support on our journey to bring Dana home.
Love
3 comments:
Home Sweet Home--there's nothing like it! So glad you made it safely and you can now begin your life together as a family of 4 in WI!
All the best to you! Hope we can meet one day...maybe in Sept at the picnic? :0)
Brian, Mary, Lauren & Ben Jaenisch
So glad you guys are home safe and sound. It is surreal getting home isn't it? It has taken us a month to get back into a routine. We had even forgotten where we kept things! Although it is an amazing country and wonderful experience, there is truly no place like home!
Please let us know when you are in Dallas and hopefully we can see you all then!
Lisa, Larry & Paola
Saturday can't come soon enough for us to kiss those cheeks too! Love, Nana Marybeth & Papa Curt
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