Good morning everyone,
I am a bit more coherent here this morning after getting some sleep! Both girls are still asleep now, and we've missed breakfast. Good thing for instant oatmeal :)
Yesterday's travel went extremely well. Traveling with young children is so fun, especially seeing it through their eyes. As I mentioned before, the girls were star travelers. Lianna got some wings from one of the flight attendants. On the long leg to Hong Kong, one of the flight attendants came up and said "would you like some lunch princess?" (For those of you who don't know, Lianna's nickname has been princess ever since she was a baby...I was calling her princess Tingting when waiting to travel for her in 2006 and after her heart surgery here in China in 2005the nurses were calling her the same...so from around the world she was known as princess). Katelyn loved seeing the sights from the window of the plane. She and Big Papi puffin (from the amazing SHED) described clouds and liked seeing the rocky mountains from above. As we got close to Hong Kong, she loved seeing more mountains growing out of the water.
Our time in SanFrancisco was short. We had to go through security (again) to get into the international terminal. In Boston the security was easy even though we had a lot of bags. The workers cleared Lianna's baby dolls and then showed them up to her asking "who belongs to these". Katelyn liked having her crocks cleared. In San Francisco, it was a bit more like a cattle line, with different workers coaxing all of us through to checkpoints. Luckily, it went smoothly and we got some lunch. The girls loved the people movers going through the airports. Imagine, a floor that moves!
Today we head to Guangxi. We'll be meeting our Chinese friends Matthew and Xiao Xiao. Our friends from Scotland are also here waiting for us. We've got a "big van" to bring us from the Nanning airport up to Hechi city tonight. We should make it to Hechi by 1:00am local time, in time for my first presentatio to Desheng SWI (where Katelyn and Lianna are from) tomorrow morning.
It is surreal to think that later today I will be on the precious land where my girls were born, where their birthfamilies could still be, and where the orphanage staff who loved them still are. Each time I come back to Guangxi, I get this same feeling..it is as if it is a second home. It is such excitement and joy and gratitude. I can't believe I have this amazing opportunity to be here.
And so tonight we will head from Hong Kong to the reason we all are here. I couldn't be any happier.
Love from China!!
Cindy
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4 comments:
So glad to hear you all arrived safely. You are bringing back a flood of memories of the summer 6 years ago when we were in Guangxi getting our older girls. I'll never forget walking into the hotel lobby and seeing Katelyn sitting there. Hope you and Deanna and the girls are having a wonderful time.
Hugs and kisses,
Mary, Katherine and Annika
So happy to hear that all of you (including Big Papi Puffin!) arrived safe and sound. Katelyn we miss you so much and all the puffins send you our love.
Ms. Johnson Shed, Inc.
Hope all is well! Give hugs to Deanna, Gaby, and Ana for us! Jack, Irene, John & Jyll
I am so happy you are in Desheng! I remember that day 6 years ago in the hotel lobby and my breath got taken away at the sight of our babies.
Audrey would like to say hi to all.
She is amazed at how much of our group has adopted again and wishes you all the best.
Karen & Megan
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