A Series of Firsts

Good evening from Downtown Kiev. We safely made it to our apartment after a whirlwind day and a half of travel. Yesterday and today have been 2 days of many firsts for me. My first transatlantic flight. My first time out of the U.S. My first time in Europe. My first time exiting an airplane on the tarmac and having to take a bus to the terminal. My first time ever going thru customs and getting the first stamp on my passport. My first time exchanging currency. My first time shopping in a market that I didn't know what I was looking at. Get my drift? As you could imagine, I admittedly went through the past 2 days with alot of anxiety and a little bit of fear. Conguering these hurdles is just the beginning of a whole lot more firsts in our lives. Am going to sign out for now and go get some much needed rest. 36 hours with no sleep. Unfortuneately, I cannot add that as a first... Here's to many more firsts on our journey and I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to what I am imagining as the greatest first yet to come...our daughter saying hi to us for the first time as her new Mama and Papa.