We're in Munich. I remember when Germany seemed so exotic, but tonight it feels like home. We've been to Ukraine enough times now that we've programmed ourselves to quickly get in Ukraine Mode and adjust expectations while there. It's always such a thrill to stay the night in Munich on the way home (we love the ultra-modern Kempinski Hotel, right in the airport) and rediscover all the luxuries that we take for granted. Fresh air! Fitted sheets! Clean linens! A soft bed! Lighting! Drinkable water from the tap that doesn't smell! It will be nice to sleep in my own bed tomorrow.
It was SO great to see Anya and Den today. We need to find a way to bring them to the States once things settle down at our house!
We got to spend a good part of the day with Sasha. I am so head-over-heels in love with this boy. Not just the dreamy "Oh, isn't he wonderful" kind of in love, but the intense, sometimes agonizing love a mother has for her child who needs help. I want to get him home and help him start this new life of his. What a massive task he is undertaking. Two weeks from today, Curt and I will fly back to Donetsk. It will be a long two weeks for Sasha. We pray that Dec 9 will indeed be our Gotcha Day and that we will all be home as a family soon thereafter.
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