Nastya’s Big Day

(L to R) Galya, Nastya, Natasha on train - seeing off Nastya Natasha (Mama at the family home) said on the phone today, “Galya told me, ‘Nicola has changed so much – her hair has gotten so long!’ I asked her, ‘How did you know?’ and she said, ‘I saw her on Wednesday!’” Natasha had forgotten our outing on Wednesday.

Wednesday was a happy-sad day for us. I was extra-happy to be here to be a part of it. Nastya (who I was helping with English) was adopted. Natasha, Galya and an extremely jet-lagged Nicola saw her off at the train station on Wednesday. There were lots of tears, but we were all happy for her (and sad to say goodbye). I got to meet her new Mama, and hope to visit Nastya (now Ashley) in Georgia next time I’m home. She will have lots of brothers and sisters, four of whom were adopted from Russia, two of whom still speak Russian, which will be good for her in the beginning.