Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Last Night Home

Well, here we are, ready to embark on this leg of the journey. I'm completely calm and at peace knowing the the Lord is walking with us. We know that God will give us the grace to withstand whatever lies ahead.

We do hope you will all continue to join in on our journey by following along with our post. We would love for everyone to leave a comment so we can feel connected with you. We also ask that you continue to cover us in prayer. We will post as soon as we can and as often as we can.

Travel Itinerary

6/08 - Fly to Detroit, then from Detroit to Tokyo, and Tokyo to Beijing
6/09 - Arrive in Beijing at 11:10pm and will be staying at Chang'an Grand.
6/10 - Orientation meeting at 9:30am. Acrobatic show in the afternoon.
6/11 - Visit the Great Wall and Cloisonne Factory.
6/12 - Visit Tiananman Square, the Forbidden City and Huton Tour.
6/13 - Fly from Beijing to Guangzhou and will be staying at the White Swan Hotel.
6/13 - Receive Emma in the afternoon
6/14 - Adoption registration and notarization in the morning.
6/15 - Passport application in the afternoon.
6/16 - Free Day
6/17 - Visit White Cloud Park.
6/18 - Emma's medical exam in the morning. Document preparation in the afternoon.
6/19 - Visit Guangzhou Folk Art Museum.
6/20 - Go to the consulate for Emma's visa appointment and oath in the morning.
6/21 - Receive Emma's visa in the afternoon. Fly out of Guangzhou to Shanghai, spend the night at the airport hotel.
6/22 - Fly from Shanghai to Detroit, then from Detroit home. Our flight is scheduled to land at 5:52pm. We hope to see you all at the airport!

3 comments:

China Dreams said...

Your itinerary is very similar to ours three years ago. We flew to Detroit, then Tokyo, then Beijing. Our hotel was just around the corner from the one you'll be staying in.

All my best,
Ruby

Treelanetales said...

This morning around 6:15 when Landon woke us up. He asked me if Shawna was holding Emma yet. I told him not yet, but that you were probably boarding the plane. We are all so excited!

Becky and Chad Wesselman said...

Yay...thanks for the itinerary!! Sounds like a fun-filled trip. We will definitely pray for you guys every day. We won't be able to make it to her party because we will be in Florida but once we are home, we can set up a play date. I am totally bummed about that!! Just remember that this is 2 weeks out of your life and you will get emotional...tears and all...but God is with you and blessing you with this precious child. Congratulations and will be blog stalking through out your trip!!!