Today, Emily had her picture taken for her passport. She got dressed up for this and looked exceptionally beautiful. After having her picture taken, Emily met me for lunch at the pizza restaurant. We had a good time during lunch laughing and telling jokes. Emily also picked up the camera and took pictures again.
After lunch, I went back to the orphanage with Emily. We watched music videos on the computer. I am really happy with the type of music Emily likes. She likes country, rock, and pop music. Taylor Swift is her absolute favorite. She also likes The Fray and Katy Perry. Recently, she has also started liking Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban. She knows her mom really likes Keith Urban.
Later, we went for a walk again. While we were walking, Emily asked more questions about home and her family. I explained to her that she now has a very large extended family that loves her. This pleased Emily very much. She has waited five years for the love of a family and now she has more people who love her than she could have possibly imagined.
While we were walking, we stopped and talked to one of Emily’s teachers. With my limited knowledge of Russian, I was able to understand her telling me that Emily was a very good girl. She said she loved Emily. I could tell she is going to miss Emily very much.
When we returned from our walk, Emily wanted to text her mom and sisters. I tried to connect with text for free but the wireless internet signal was weak so I had difficulty connecting. We were able to connect long enough for Emily to tell her mom that she loves her and misses her. We lost the internet connection while Emily was trying to tell her sisters that she loves them. After that, I wasn’t able to reconnect to the internet.
Saying goodbye tonight was extremely difficult for both Emily and I. The other two children who were adopted the same day as Emily were leaving the orphanage tonight for good with their families. Emily really wanted to leave with me tonight; however, she has to wait until Thursday before I can get her. I have to travel to the region she was born in to get her birth certificate first. This was explained to Emily. She understood but she was still sad.
Before going out to the taxi, Emily turned away from me momentarily so I couldn’t see her wiping tears away from her eyes. Emily has always been concerned for the happiness of her mom and dad. When we were outside by the taxi, Emily wasn’t able to hold back her emotions any longer. She put her arms around me and her head on my shoulder as she cried. I cried as I held her. Then, I said, “I love you” and told her I will be back on Thursday morning to get her. Emily responded with, “I love you too.”
As I got in the taxi, I could see one of the other girls comforting Emily. I was unable to hold back the tears as the taxi drove away. Seeing so much sadness from my daughter hurts my heart.
Emily with one of her teachers
Emily and I during lunch
Emily and I having lunch together
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