We're going!

Finally! We got our travel dates on Monday, and we are leaving for Hong Kong Thursday this week! Yes, that is the day after tomorrow! These last couple of weeks have been extremely trying, as we have known that we were going soon, but could not confirm exactly when. I am so please it is finally over!

Sunday night we had a lovely dinner at one of our fellow families' homes, with 2 other families going with us. It was very nice, and so great to have a chance to chit chat before we leave and the madness begins! These people are going to become very important to us as members of our extended family, as our daughters are nearly "sisters", all coming from the same orphanage. It just makes me get all teary thinking about it. I know, I know, EVERYTHING makes me teary these days!

I just booked our stay at the Peninsula hotel in Hong Kong, and David's last day of work is today, so he will finally do his packing, and we will be ready to go!

David's parents come tomorrow and will stay till Fri or Sat. Nina arrives Thursday night. we practically pass one another in the International terminal at SFO! I am sorry we will miss her. But I think we will make her stay after we get back, as we are going to need someone to take care of us!

Cuyler is having a bit of difficulty with our leaving, as it finally sinks in to his little 5-year-old consciousness. we have been talking to him about this for a loooo-ong time, and we keep reminding him that we are leaving to get Mei Mei, but he, of course, can't think beyond who he gets to play with after school today! Anyway, he is feeling a bit melancholy and is having separation anxiety, not wanting me to leave him, crying, holding on to my leg, etc. Finally! He never did this when the rest of the kids did. all the other kids would be crying, holding on to their Moms and Cuyler would give me a kiss and say, "Bye, Mom, see ya later!" and trot off to whatever the activity was. Old Chopped Liver is finally getting her due!

And jut to spice it all up a little, I learned yesterday that I have stress fracture in the bottom of my foot! Perfect timing! My foot has been bothering me for a while now, but it has finally gotten painful enough for me to go in, and that was the result. No wonder it hurts! We may not be doing those fabulous walking tours I had laid out for us in HK! I may be forced to lie in a the Pen and just use the swimming pool. Darn!

Next time I post will be from China!