when east meets south
Today was a travel day. So, instead of leaving you with no pictures, or the horribly underexposed and unfocused pictures from our bus trip, I’m going to post more pictures from our adventure yesterday at the park. Since they pretty much don’t need an accompanying explanation 😉 We have arrived in Guilin. And are now settled into our hotel here… Read More
Today was adoption finalization day. We got an early start so we could spend as long as Vivienne wanted working over the breakfast buffet, since she, thus far, has proven herself to be one who enjoys putting away the grub. I didn’t have to wake her, by the time I was done showering and getting ready, she and Asher were… Read More
What a day! I gotta say, having gotcha day in the middle of the afternoon made for one long day. In fact, by the time it was time, Asher and I were beside ourselves with excitement. And pit sweat. And nausea. At least I was. That is one thing that doesn’t seem to change, no matter how many times I’ve… Read More
We are ready. So ready. We spent the day yesterday officially doing *nothing*. But a great deal of our day went to preparing for our girl. We unpacked and organized, put all our clothes away and even did a little laundry. And watched a movie. And played ‘Bookworm’. And ate lots of Chinese noodles. A martyr, I am not. Late… Read More
We made it. If only by the skin of our teeth. The day started bright and early, at 3:30 AM to be exact. I got up, showered and gathered the 2,367 last minute things I needed to cram into our already overstuffed luggage. Asher, having never even been on an airplane before, could hardly wait for this day to arrive…. Read More
01/08 Depart Newark at 9:58 AM for Beijing 01/09 Arrive Beijing at 3:00PM / Depart Beijing at 9:00PM for Nanning 01/10 Rest. Chill. Prepare. 01/11 Go to the Civil Affairs Office to meet Miss Vivienne!!!! 01/12 Go to the Civil Affairs for adoption registration 01/13 Travel to Guilin by train 01/14 Sight-seeing in Guilin / Hopefully visit An Orphan’s Wish!… Read More
We’re still not- so- patiently waiting for TA to travel for our Vivienne. It has been 255 days since we first saw her face, and not one of those days has gone by that I have not thought of her, prayed for her. We hope to travel before the end of the year, before Christmas. Just the thought of seeing… Read More
I had really hoped that this recipe would turn out well. It did not. And yet, our time spent this afternoon was not for naught, as the girls had a great time making a huge mess of my kitchen mooncakes in honor of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival yesterday. Assemble your ingredients. It doesn’t really matter if you follow the recipe,… Read More