So... we are done with all of the paperwork, appointments, waiting games, and bureaucracy. We went this morning to the American Embassy for our VISA interview. It took 2+ hours (spent mostly waiting)... a few minutes spent with the Consular Officers answering a couple of questions, paid our money, showed our passports, signed some forms, and then left. We will be able to pickup Lili's VISA and Passport on Friday before we fly home!!! The paperwork is actually going to be ready by Wednesday, but we're back in Antigua until Friday, so we will just pick it up when we return to Guatemala City.
The next few days will be spent just hanging out, exploring Antigua, drinking good coffee, shopping for local souvenirs and bonding as a family. Things are already going better than I expected.... Max adores Lili, and she's very intrigued by him. That said, she is a little spitfire and doesn't take any shit from him. She'll pull his hair and try to take things out of his hands if she wants them. Right now, she's hanging out with Daddy and fussing because he's trying to take his magazine away from her.... she's tearing it to shreds, but when he takes it she cries... so, of course, Moses will not take it from her! She's already got him right where she wants him!
I'm SO thrilled that our family is together forever! We had lunch yesterday with our foster family at a local Italian restaurant, it was a bit awkward (the foster mother and father are now divorced), but it was nice that they were able to spend some extra time with Lili. After lunch, our foster dad took us to Guatemala City to drop us off at the hotel. He plans to be at the airport on Friday to see us off, but we're not sure if we'll be able to see our foster mom again because she's just started a new job and will be working long hours.
Speaking of our return flight, for those of you who are interested, we will be arriving into O'Hare airport on Saturday 9/1 at 1:50a.m. We are flying on TACA Airlines flight #588. Please keep in mind that although our flight is scheduled to arrive at 1:50am, we will have to go through Immigration and Customs.... and since this will be Lili's first time in the US, our Immigration visit may take longer than normal. For anyone who can't make it to the airport, please get in touch with us after we're settled in and we'd love to make plans for everyone to see Lili.
OK... Princess is crying and calling my name. Gotta run!!!
Take care!!!
Love,
The Arenas Family
Moses, Krista, Max and Lili
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