Almost there!

We are at a layover in Seoul Korea taking a must needed yoga stretch in an internet cafe and getting some yummy Korean coffee (It's 5am here). Our flight was nice. We were put in bulkhead seating so we had TONS of legroom. A$iana Airlines kinda rocks the service. We have 3 more hours flying time to Beijing. My feet look like they were blown up with a bicycle tire pump. I'm trying to persuade Mark into a foot massage, but when I suggested it he basically told me to pound sand. Oh, well his loss now he gets to hear me complain! Well, I better go I see something down the terminal that resembles a foot massage machine.

Next stop Beijing!

And it's all come down to this.....

(This post didn't show up for some reason when I was at LAX)

So we are at LAX waiting to board our flight to China. We just had an amazing dinner with our Grandma Gold And Grandpa Jon at The Proud Bird, it was yummy and the margaritas were a great send off. When they dropped us off at the airport it finally hit me that we are here. A journey of over four years is finally coning to life. It still seems so surreal, but I know that there is a baby girl at the end of all this. OUR Mali.

Thank you everybody for your calls, texts and emails wishing us a safe and wonderful journey. I love you all! I will try to update later.

Four more sleeps!

Zhejiang Province

The Wenzhou Children's Welfare Institute

I. Can't. Wait.

Days......

We are a mere days from holding our girl. Plane tickets have been bought and the packing has begun. Who knew there would be a virtual pharmacy and office supply that would have to travel with us. So much stuff! I am definitely over packing. I have tried to scale down but looking at the weather reports in province and Guangzhou it is hot and steamy.

Four weeks.....

From today I will be on a plane to hug and kiss

HER!

We received updated photos this morning from a parent visiting Mali's orphanage and they were gracious enough to find our beautiful girl and get some photos of her. I can't believe how big she's gotten and how healthy she looks. I am stoked, however, to see that since she is holding a lolly that she must have gotten our care package (I sent Tootsie Pops for the nannies and children)!!

Can my girl rock some green or WHAT???

Sewing for my girl!!

Happiness and a Care package

I was able to get a care package sent to Mali. I am so glad that I had the time to put together something really special for her. I made her a quilted "Lovey" out of soft fabric and Minky on the back. It is so soft! We slept with Lovey for a few days so hopefully she can recognize our "scent" when we meet her. In her care package I sent two outfits and one pair of jammies, two disposible cameras, a stuffed little Mouse (from Auntie Mamie), some laminated photos of her new family and some treats for the nannies and children. I really hope we get some photos back on the cameras!!

We got some tentative travel dates of Late July to early August. Just looking at airfares made it seem so real that this MAY JUST HAPPEN.