Last day in Lithuania

Today was our last day in Lithuania. And it's time too. We are all out of laundry soap, dish soap, shampoo, and coffee. I think it's a sign. LOL! While we are all excited to be going home, we couldn't help to be a little sad at leaving. Amazing things happened here and it holds so many memories old and new for Broderick.

Today turned out to be more active then we originally planned. We woke up to lots of snow on the ground and still coming down. Happy April!!  I started packing and cleaning. We then decided to go have lunch in our favorite Lithuanian restaurant one last time. Yum!! After that we trekked to a bigger store then we had near our apartment. We wanted to find a CD for Viktorija of some popular kid songs. Kinda like the Lithuanian Nick Jr. And we found it! She loves listening to it!

On the way back from the store, B stopped into a key store. In Vilnius, there is a bridge to a "suburb" called Uzupis. It has become a tradition for Lithuanians when they marry to put a padlock on the bridge and then throw the keys in the river below. It's to symbolize that they will be together forever. I loved the idea and thought it was very romantic. Well, he got us a lock and asked if they knew where we could get it engraved. The nice man walked us down to a jeweler who had an engraver and he engraved it for us on the spot. So we walked down to the bridge, put our lock on, and threw our keys in the river.

Forever and ever!!

 An early 15 year anniversary celebration.

Thanks to Pam Turke for the awesome shirt! 

She wears it with pride and spunk. She loves being the little sister!!

So now the kids are in bed. Everything is packed and we will be up at 3am to catch our flight, which is only 8pm in the states. I hope we can adjust to the time difference quickly. I'm a little nervous about over sleeping, but B has set two alarms. We have loved our time here in Lithuania and hope to return sometime in the future, but we are all ready to be home. Viktorija is excited to see her house, meet the rest of her family, and sleep in her very own bed. We love you all and will see you soon!