Last night in Hanoi

We arrived in Hanoi on October 13 (arrived 2 days early by choice) and had our second visa interview today, November 14. All but one of us are leaving tomorrow. Did we expect to stay this long? NO. Is international adoption always glitch free? NO. Is it worth it in the end? YES! We met many families who were in Hanoi longer then expected. Processing through the US embassy is rough right now and unfortunately we felt the effects of that. We received word about 8:30am that we were to go to the embassy today for our 2nd interview and there was screaming in the halls (happy screaming). For some of us, we received this wonderful news just when we thought we could take it no longer. It is hard being alone in a foreign country, cooped in a hotel room with an active 12 month old. Anyway, we decided to celebrate by ordering from Alfrescos (they deliver) one more time. This is a restaurant with Mexican and Italian choices and I recommend it to families looking for other food choices. The convenience of delivery cannot be overstated. Here is our "party." Oh yes, Mark went out and bought us cheesecake for the celebration.