FINALLY - reunion day has arrived!

Last night instead of the disco, we had a wild Farkle game (with 5 instead of 6 dice since apparently one is still in USA) with the Brumels family.  Fun!  Bryan won, but barely :)

Up again in the middle of the night for awhile - just going with it. So slept until noon.

Out to explore Old Riga a little - wow!  Such a wonderful city!  We had lunch at a cozy little restaurant.  Note to you who come after us - if you order salmon and potato pancakes, as Bryan did - the salmon would be the stuff on the side that looks like a pile of tomato salsa!  :P He almost finished his meal and left without eating any salmon because he didn't know what it was!  Haha!!

yes, still some ice and snow

Museum of Latvian Occupation

the surprising salmon restaurant

After that, we explored the Latvian Occupation Museum - showing all of the years of Russian and German occupation of this little but determined to survive country and its people.

Finally, we received a call from Daina, the lawyer!  Vitaly was here!!!  We could go to get him immediately!   So, we certainly did!  He is still the best at giving hugs :)  Can't even begin to describe how it felt to see him again....  He says - you are a LONG time to come!  We said, YOU were a long time to come!  :)

the newest addition

This trip to the store was much easier because we had our translator!  He also picked a special cake for celebrating this first day home.  He wants to invite the Brumels to join us.

Gotta go get cake!!!!  Thanking God for much this night!
Love to all,
Bryan, Sue, and Vitaly