Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Travel approval & travel dates!

This past Monday we got the great news that our travel approval had arrived to our agency!  I expected to see them this week but Monday was a bit of a surprise.

Then yesterday we got our specific dates of travel:
We are leaving the US on September 5th and arriving in Beijing on the 6th.
September 7 will be a tour day in Beijing.
September 8th we will travel in Guiyang, Guizhou.
September 9th...GOTCHA DAY!  The day that Mia Jade is finally placed in my arms!

The following two weeks are filled with some tour days, official appointments to finalize her adoption and appointments to get the required documentation to bring her home to the US and become an American citizen!
And finally, we should arrive back home on September 21st.  What a great homecoming that will be!

This time is so exciting!  Two weeks from today we will be on a plane heading for China.  It's still a bit unreal.

3 comments:

Karmen said...

Mia Jade has NO IDEA that her life is about to really take off. Of course she will be scared at first and will likely grieve ... but she is about to meet the Mommy who has prayed for her faithfully for so many years. The Mommy who dreamed of her LONG before she ever signed up to adopt. I KNOW that you feel like you are blessed beyond measure ... but Mia Jade is also SO VERY BLESSED! God speed on the next leg of your journey ... embrace every single moment!

Anonymous said...

Congrats Kelly and family! We traveled 3 years ago - also arriving in China in early September. I remember it like it was yesterday, so exciting. Safe travels. - MB

Alyson and Ford said...

Have a wonderful journey! We traveled in Sept. 2008, it was still very hot weather! Enjoy your trip and Congratulations!

Alyzabeth's Mommy