As we looked around the restaurant tonight, there were predominatly women present, and very few men. In fact, I think I was the only male in the place most of the evening. All the ladies had fresh flowers on their tables, presumable given by the other women present. They ranged from small bouquets to tall vases with the longest stem roses one has ever seen.
In lieu of flowers, we celebrated in our own way by splitting some of the best Gelato outside of Italy at our new favorite dining spot in St. Pete, Caffe Italia.
We had good reason to celebrate. Today marks the end of our first trip of three in this adoption journey. Much like our inital meeting with Max, it is sad to say good bye (or, do svidaniya) to Macy, but it is easy to find comfort in the fact that she is so happy and well adjusted to her current surroundings.
Every day so far, Macy has come to see us with some sort of hat on her head. She enters the room, removes it, and goes about her play. Like clockwork, as it gets close to the time her caretaker is to come sweep her away, she grabs her hat, attempts to put it on, and waves "paka, paka." Without a doubt, she had fun with us, but it was time for her to get back to her routine, one that we anticipate she will stuggle loosing once we get custody. So, for now, we know that she is happy, and certainly well cared for by the wonderful women at the orphanage.
We anticipate being back in 2 to 3 months for our court date, and are already speculating on how much Macy will change by the time we see her. We couldn't have picked a better day to say, "see you later" than on a day to celebrate an important female in your life, as she is now the most important little lady in ours.
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