We are FINALLY here!

Hey everyone!
Let me just say since our last post we have been through a ton of changes, and lots of negative thoughts if "will we ever get there?"
We were supposed to fly the direct flight from New York to Kiev, and after a 3 hour delay on our flight from Atlanta to New York, we missed our direct flight to Kiev, so we thought we would just spend the night in New York and catch the same flight the next day, but they had already rebooked us on an overnight flight to Milan and a connection flight with a 2 hour layover (which is not enough) so Mom and me thought we were being smart and decided to try to keep it a one day of travel instead 2 or 3 so we flew to Milan and we boarded the plane and there was a 2 hour delay on the runway due to Air Traffic Control. So, we got to the airport in Milan after a very interesting flight with me, Mom, and Jesse crammed in 3 middle seats, i'll spare you the details but let me just say I am glad that's over with. We ran to the Delta counter to try to make our next flight and of course we had missed it due to our delay. So we were rebooked on the evening flight which meant 8 hours of sitting around at the Milan airport. We couldn't even feel it, we were so numb from exhaustion, which let me tell you led to much frustration. We all got a good nap in the airport which cut back about 2 hours, but the other 6, I have no idea what we did at this point. So finally , 8 oclock rolled around and we were in line to board our flight to Kiev, and since the Gully family isn't allowed to fly without a delay, there was a 20 minute delay, but we got on and took off. After the 3 hour flight, we landed in Kiev, and atleast I felt like a big weight was lifted off my shoulders and we were finally here. But then, they couldnt let us off the plane because it was 2 oclock in the morning and there was no airport staff to plug in the electricity to the plane so they could open the door and let us off. So , after another 25-30 minutes, they killed the engine and we got our luggage and got off the plane in pitch dark. Let me just say it has been an experience! But, we are here now, o yea and one more thing we lost all of our luggage and just got it today. Last night, well this morning really because of the time of our arrival, Ben and Sasha, 2 or the people who are helping us with our adoption, met us at the airport, helped us fill out lost luggage information, and took us to our flat. It is right in the middle of downtown Kiev. It is really nice, it has 2 bedrooms and a den and bathroom, and it also has some shared area tha.t we share with 2 other really nice families who we have already TRIED to communicate with and they are really nice and helpful. Today, we ate luch at T.G.I Fridays and walked down to Independence Square where we had people trying to throw monkeys and birds on us for us to pay them for a picture with the animal, it was quite hilarious. We just got to the flat again and our luggage was just delivered, so if you sent gifts with us, they are with us now and will get to the kids. We did get to talk to Christina today and she is screaming with excitement when we told her we were in Kiev. We will probably leave very early Friday morning and drive to Zaporizhyzhya, and get to the orphange that night. We do have a cell phone here and we bought 300 minutes a little while ago, the number is 380673921930, it is free for us but not for you, and remember there is an 8 hour time difference. We love you all and will write again soon. Anna