We Leave On Wednesday

I'm still finding it a little hard to believe, but we are actually going to board our flight to China on Wednesday. I don't think it has actually hit me yet that we are finally going to get to meet Hana. I suppose the hours I spent packing (and repacking) last night should make it seem a little more real, but it still hasn't completely sunk in yet. I guess getting on the plane and landing in China will make it seem more real. And if that doesn't do it, then I am sure that when they hand her to us, it will become real very fast. :)

We are almost ready to go. I mentioned above all of the repacking I have done. We are limited to 44 lbs a piece on our intra-China flights, so I packed everything, just to find that both bags were over the limit. So, I started pulling out some things to get us under the limit, and Brian is spending his day off looking for more travel sized containers and a smaller, lighter thermos. As of this morning, I had each bag down to 40, but I would feel better if I could get them both to 38, just for a little wiggle room or uncalibrated scales. And for all of you wondering, I am only taking two pairs of shoes, and I am contemplating leaving the sandals at home. If my feet happen to appear in any of the pictures, you will know what I finally decided.

As of now, here are the highlights of our itinerary:

8/4 - Leave for China
8/5 - Arrive in Beijing
8/9 - Fly to Guangzhou
8/10 - Gotcha Day! This is when we get Hana
8/11 - Officially adopt Hana
8/19 - Consulate appointment
8/20 - Get Hana's passport
8/21 - Fly home

There is a lot of sightseeing and shopping that will happen while we are there, but I wanted to hit the highlights. We will definitely post from China when we can, so be sure to check our blog. There will also be a lot of photos being taken, some which we will post here, but check out the rest at our zenfolio site http://walker.zenfolio.com.

I am so excited that we finally get to go to China, and that by this time next week, we will have Hana!