It's been a busy day! We woke up to an email this morning from our agency. It was our CA (Consulate Appointment)!! This is our last step in China before we come home. Although we would have loved to travel a week earlier, we chose a CA of Dec. 11th due to holiday travel at Thanksgiving and my work schedule. That means that we leave for China in.....19 days!
Here's our itinerary:
Wed. Nov. 28 Leave for Beijing, China (will arrive Thur. due to the time difference)
Nov. 29-Dec. 1 Tour Beijing
Dec. 2 Fly to Nanning, Guangxi- Emily's province
Dec. 3 Emily Day!!
Dec. 7 Fly to Guangzhou
Dec. 8 Medical Appointment
Dec. 11 CA and apply for Emily's visa
Dec. 12 Pick up Emily's visa and travel to Hong Kong
Dec. 13 Depart from Hong Kong to HOME as a family of five!
International flights are bought! In-country flights, hotels, guide service, ground transportation, and sightseeing is taken care of by our agency. Whew! Glad I don't have to do all of that!
19 Days and counting......
Now rest. Your hard work is done until you meet as you are nearly packed. 19 days will whiz by and then more fun begins. Love you!
ReplyDeleteThat is so exciting! Can't wait to read more of your journey. Yahoo!
ReplyDeleteThanks!! We are so excited to meet our daughter!!! :).
DeleteCongratulations!!!! I hope you'll keep the blog up while you are there (not sure if blogspot is available there?) Can't wait to see that you have your girl in your arms!
ReplyDeleteJamie Trickle
Congrats! Hope those days fly by quickly. The trip is long but oh so worth it. We traveled in 7/07 for our daughter who was 15 months old.
ReplyDeleteAre you taking your boys with you? We took our 13 and 16 yr olds with it, and it was so worth it to them and the cost for us. They have a special bond with their sister, that the other 2 boys don't.
Take more pictures than you think possible. I so wish we had taken more of the people and surroundings. And, we had 3 cameras going at all times.
Happy travels and can't wait to see your little girl in your arms.
So excited for you guys! And proud of you for taking on this mission. I'm sure the Lord will bless you for adding Emily to your family. I know Emily is being blessed to have you as her family. We will be praying for safe travels. Can't wait to meet this precious little girl!
ReplyDeleteKim Rhoades
What a blessing for ALL of you! I admire this wonderful journey that your family is on! Our family will be praying for safe travels and for a smooth transition for Emily. May God bless you through the final stages of growing/uniting your family!
ReplyDeleteMolly Zimmerman
Thank you everyone!! Jamie, thank you for all of the wonderful advice over the past 9 months! I know I will be asking you LOTS of questions once we have Emily home! I appreciate your friendship and support! We are hoping we will be able to blog using a VPN. We have 2 installed, so hopefully we won't have too much trouble. Kathy, yes we are taking our boys! We are praying that those days will fill their hearts with compassion for all of God's people. Kim and Molly, we can't wait for you both to meet Emily!! We really appreciate everyone's prayers!
ReplyDeleteIt will be a trip they will never forget. The experience alone is worth it and the learning that can be done is amazing. Also, to bond together as a complete family, is awesome.
ReplyDeleteIf they are taking homework, I would copy off as much as you can instead of carrying heavy books all over. You will need them to help with suitcases and whatever else needs to be done , while you focus on Emily.
Can't wait to follow along.