Day Two

Sorry for the lack of post yesterday. Internet issues at the hotel. They are resolved now.

The day started good...easy start. Lunch was another story. We pulled off at this random (though we know now that it wasn't so random) exit to get gas and get eating so that we could get back on the road.

As we were filling up the van, I called AAI to ask a question about a final health report for EG. Good thing I called. Turns out that there was another POA form that needed to be filled out before EG's travel on Thursday, since another escort was bringing her home. It also needed be notarized...and faxed to AAI...that day. Wow. The prayers went up immediately.

We immediately thought, okay, Lord, how do we take care of this? We were in the middle of nowhere. Looked down the street and saw a bank...they weren't able to help. Phooey. So we drove up the street to a Comfort Suites and asked to use their business center to print the POA form. They were amazingly generous, even though we weren't guests. Next stop...a postal store that did FedEx, DHL and sold mail supplies. They notarized and faxed the form. Wow.

AAI had the signed and notarized POA in less than 10 min, and it was on the way to Ethiopia shortly after. Amazing how the Lord is still taking care of this journey...even 2 days before EG gets home.

So after that craziness, we headed to Baltimore. GPS freaked out as we were heading through DC. Got to Baltimore. Got lost. Got lost again. Finally made it to Charm City Cakes at around 8 pm.

They were filming a show at the time (we were peeking through the windows). The next thing you know, Jeff walks out! To say that we were excited was an understatement. He is one of my faves...love his completely dry sense of humor! He took a few pics (the girls were extremely shy) and we had a little chit-chat, then it was time to head on. We peeked through the windows for a few more minutes and left for Fairfax. We got lost again. GPS was still freaking out. Billie accidentally turned down a one way street...got honked at by 3 vehicles including one very large white truck whose lane we were in (he didn't get very far). Crazy.

We finally made it to the hotel and got settled, had a short visit with my dad and grandma and finally got the girls to bed at around midnight. Yuck.

Here's a few pics from the day! Enjoy!