No Texas Pete

Today was our buffer day. A day planned into the schedule to allow for any travel snafus that may come our way. Fortuneately we did not have any and today was just a day of rest for us. After a day and a half of virtually no sleep for both of us, LA and I had no problems going to sleep last night. Unfortuneately, we did have a hard time staying asleep. About 3:30am local time, we were wide awake carrying on a full conversation with each other in the bed. About a hour and a half later, we tried to go back to sleep and ended up sleeping until 1pm. I guess our bodies finally gave in. We woke up refreshed and ready to conquer the day...but there was nothing to conquer. Well nothing toward the adoption process that is. We did have to conquer a few challenges of being in a new place. How does the shower work? How do you light the gas stove? Where do you find the matches to light the stove? How do you prepare a meal under the circumstances? How do you know how to cook the few items we bought when the instructions are written in a new language? And how in the world do we eat a meal without Texas Pete? For those that know me best, Texas Pete is a staple in Big E's world! And tonight would have been perfect for it. LA cooked us a fried egg sandwich with a slice of ham, along with some white rice. All excellent choices for the Texas Pete! But I survived and learned a life lesson...you CAN eat plain food! One realization occured to me today as I was sitting at the small table in the middle of the kitchen watching LA prepare our first meal over here. It took 11 years and a trip a quarter way around the world and to another continent to get her to cook for me! If I knew that was all it was going to take I would have done it alot sooner! Just kidding sweetheart :) We did receive word today that our official journey of the process starts early tomorrow morning. Hopefully we will get some sleep tonight and be ready to start fresh in the morning. Today was a much needed day of rest. A day of adjusting to the newness of the world we are in. I must close with a shout out to what has become some of our new dearest friends, Shelly and Eugene. They helped us with a couple challenges today and being able to communicate with them while they are over here on the second part of their journey is comforting. Thanks doesn't say enough.