There's not much left to do now before our return to the U.S.
(That feels so strange to write. Can it be true?) We have passports and paperwork and all the loose ends seem to be getting tied up quickly.
Tomorrow morning we have a filing appointment with the Embassy, when I will bring in all of our documents and forms to have them checked by the Adoptions Unit. If it's all in order, they'll schedule us for an interview appointment. That could be tomorrow afternoon (oh, we hope!) or Monday afternoon. (They only schedule interview appointments on Monday and Wednesday afternoons here.)
If that next appointment goes well, they will approve our request for visas for the boys, and we'll be able to pick them up two business days later. Once those are in hand, we can board a plane.
Didn't we just get here? Part of me feels like we should have so much time left, and part of me feels like we've been here a long time - but in a good way. We've gotten into a routine, we've made friends, and this place is feeling very familiar and comfortable. It won't be easy to leave.
This country, these people, they will forever have a part of our hearts.
Below, a few photos of our days recently.
Photos take a while to upload, so I might try to add a couple more later. For now:
