Quick Update

Posting a quick update .... we're here. The flights were right on time, weather was great, had plenty of room on the Northwest flights (even saw my boss on the flight to MN) -- Bulgarian Air was more like Lufthansa but it worked -- Hailee and I arrived excited .... BUT, yes there's a but .... no one was here to greet us.

Tried to be all cool about it so Hailee wouldn't get upset but after an hour I was starting to get a little nervous ..... went to a security guard, no english, he sent us to the information booth. Engligh there but no working phone to call out of the airport, sent me to the store to purchase a phone card so I could go to the phones and call Petko .... lady in the store was very helpful and $30 later I had a phone card, went to the phones and called the numbers the agency had supplied for the incountry agency -- disconnected numbers -- getting more nervous .... stopped at a little phone store to see if I'd done something wrong, guy was "very busy," waited 1/2 hour for him to get "unbusy" and he tried the #'s on his cell, yep he agreed they didn't work -- asked him if I could call the US from the airport phones, he thought so, but mentioned that I could buy some card to fit my cell phone and it would work ... it didn't! So, by now I'm getting more nervous and Hailee is on the verge of tears .... went back to the phones and tried to call collect .... no answer on the agency phone numbers I had for their home .... tried our home, our line doesn't accept collect calls .... stopped a young lady coming out of the potty - did she speak English, yes a little, could she tell me what it said so I could make a credit card call .... SHE could ... I called Jack and, of course, the tough exterior melted and I started crying the minute I heard his voice .... He said he'd take care of it ....

Not sure how far he got .... Hailee and I were waiting 1/2 hour or so and then going to call him back, we got water & a snack and sat down by the incoming international flight doors ..... just short of the 1/2 hour a young man came up to us holding our name. He said he'd been waiting for us an hour, he was just starting to get worried about us ... told him we'd been waiting for him for over 3 hours ...... he showed me his sheet which said we were arriving on Lufthansa at 4:05 p.m. -- I showed him my itinerary which said we were arriving Bulgarian Air at 2:10 p.m. .... not sure where the mixup came in ......

So, we're here..... thank you Jack for helping, we tried to call you back and the international operator said the line was busy, then it was unreachable .... I'm so sorry we scared you .... more tomorrow .... I'm exhausted .... but we're here! Have to be on the sidewalk at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow to go PICK UP GABRIELA!