I did not time it this way but our 100th post is EXCITING! We booked our tickets to PERU late last evening. ALL necessary adoption documents are in Lima. Translation is being done on the birth certificate and related documents form Spanish to English so they can delivered to the US Embassy where our official invite to travel will be issued.
Flights need to be booked 7 days in advance and additionally the day they are booked MATTERS! After much research over the last 4 months and conversation with our travel agent, tickets were slated to increase by over $400.00 a piece for round trip tickets and the high price of one way tickets, which are even more than our round trip tickets were astounding! Once the invite is generated nothing holds us back from being united with our daughters. To wait another 7 days plus the best day to purchase is NOT a reason to delay this union any longer. After much consideration, prayer, pros and cons, scheduling these flights a week out, and taking people at their word to do what they have said could and would happen we made the BEST decision we could.
We talked to the girls yesterday afternoon to tell them the all the necessary papers were collected and that it would just be a little bit longer. Our sweet Julissa tried her best to pin us to an exact date and time! She was very talkative and interactive with us and had some very mature questions for us. Our little Johanna was asking Julissa when we were coming before she even had a chance to get on the phone. They are eager, they are ready, they are anxious and yet they are holding onto HOPE.
We are almost there. Thank you again and again to all of you who have been on this journey with us and those of you who have joined us along the way. We are so thankful for the love and support we have received. What an incredible blessing you have been to us.
Flights need to be booked 7 days in advance and additionally the day they are booked MATTERS! After much research over the last 4 months and conversation with our travel agent, tickets were slated to increase by over $400.00 a piece for round trip tickets and the high price of one way tickets, which are even more than our round trip tickets were astounding! Once the invite is generated nothing holds us back from being united with our daughters. To wait another 7 days plus the best day to purchase is NOT a reason to delay this union any longer. After much consideration, prayer, pros and cons, scheduling these flights a week out, and taking people at their word to do what they have said could and would happen we made the BEST decision we could.
We talked to the girls yesterday afternoon to tell them the all the necessary papers were collected and that it would just be a little bit longer. Our sweet Julissa tried her best to pin us to an exact date and time! She was very talkative and interactive with us and had some very mature questions for us. Our little Johanna was asking Julissa when we were coming before she even had a chance to get on the phone. They are eager, they are ready, they are anxious and yet they are holding onto HOPE.
We are almost there. Thank you again and again to all of you who have been on this journey with us and those of you who have joined us along the way. We are so thankful for the love and support we have received. What an incredible blessing you have been to us.
