Nov 21 - Court Day

It is official (well almost - dang 10 day wait).  It is a closed court so I won't share the details here but all went as expected - about 90 minutes total.  The judge sustained my petition as they say here and today, DRS (will share her full former name after 10 day wait) officially become Audrey D Reardon.   There is now a 10 day wait for both sides to consider the decision and Friday, December 2 - it is final.  No turning back.  The deal will be sealed.  Lock the door and throw away the keys.  All's well that ends well.  That fat lady will have sung... What other euphemisms can I use?  Anyway, our Gotcha Day will be Monday, December 5th which is the day I can pick Audrey up.

I am going to have a glass of champagne to celebrate at the hotel lobby bar.  Svetlana and Tanya and I had a little celebration at the courtroom cafeteria.  Boiled potatoes and ground veal cutlet (maybe??).  No champagne but I did want to do something special so - I had my first cup of coffee ever!  I wanted it to be a momentous occasion.  The ladies were drinking coffee so I decided - why not.  Why not have my first cup of coffee (and probably the last to be honest) to commemorate the day I became Audrey's mom. Ha!  Funny way to celebrate but a moment I won't forget.  Lunch for 3 of us 310 rubles.  3 cups of coffee about 90 rubles.  Being Audrey's mom - priceless!

I feel so relieved and so happy and even a little shocked.  I just wasn't sure if this would really happen.  The threat of Russia closing.  Then the threat of Russia closing to singles.  Then 3 referrals that didn't happen for all different reasons.  All of those twists and turns but here am I - ready to be Audrey's mom with only a few more days to wait and prepare.

Early flight tomorrow morning.  Poor Gregory is picking me up at 4:30am.  Ouch.  I made the mistake of saying to Tanya that perhaps I could take a taxi so that Gregory wouldn't have to get up so early.  She about to went into orbit on that one.  I got the picture and won't bring up a taxi again.

Thanks for following along.  Later!

Kathy