Plans are coming together!

We finally have all of our reservations booked and confirmed! Our itinerary is as follows:

November 9--fly out of Atlanta to Chicago, to Beijing, and finally landing in Fuzhou on November 10th
November 11--meet Matthew at Civil Affairs
November 12--finalize the adoption!!!
November 16 --fly to Guangzhou
November 19--Consulate Appointment
November 20--Swearing in Ceremony, train to Hong Kong
November 20-23--Hong Kong Disneyland
November 23--fly out of Hong Kong into San Francisco and finally into Atlanta

We hope to eat at Chef Mickey's for Thanksgiving. They for sure will have turkey on the buffet---don't you think?? We are so excited to be on the countdown for our trip but are running around trying to get everything taken care of. We have our money, a new suitcase, our paperwork is in order, the bedroom is painted, the cat's vacation is planned and some of our clothes are sitting out waiting to be packed! I hope to have everything packed and ready (except last minute items) by this weekend. Then next week I can just review and make sure we don't forget anything.

Today I was told that Matthew had the photo album of his family out and ready to talk about us! He couldn't remember if he was going to be older or younger than Grace. He said he is excited to be going to America! Those are sweet words that brought tears to my eyes! How wonderful it will be when he finally gets to meet his sisters (and his parents), but somehow I think the girls will help his transition into our family.

I know that next week will get here quickly but right now it seems so far away......stay safe Matthew, we are almost there!