We've had a busy day today! Our consulate appointment was confirmed for December 26, and so we were able to go ahead and get our airline tickets. We also now have a general itinerary for our whole trip. It goes something like this:
December 14: Fly from Indy to Chicago to Hong Kong to Beijing
Dec 15: Finally arrive in Beijing
Dec 16: Tour Beijing - Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City. Try to get turned around on the 13-hour time difference so we can be somewhat coherent when entrusted with a small child!
Dec 17: Leave in the morning to head to Nanning (in Guangxi Autonomous Region)
Dec 18: Meet Keira! On her first birthday! She will be with us from this day on. We are currently scheduled to meet her about 2pm local time. That translates to 1am EST, for those of you keeping track in the states.
Dec 19: Adoption registry at the Civil Affairs Office.
Dec 20, 21: Tour Nanning, Guangxi.
Dec 22: Get passport for K.
Dec 23: Fly to Guangzhou.
Dec 24: Sightseeing - Chen Family Temple.
Dec 25: Enjoy Christmas in Guangzhou! Keira's first Christmas will consist of getting her visa picture taken and getting a medical exam.
Dec 26: Appointment at the US Consulate in Guangzhou
Dec 27: Go to consulate for interview and to pick up K's visa.
Dec 28: Fly home! Finish enjoying the Holidays as a family of 4!
While I am so excited about getting ready for the trip, I know that we'll be missing Q terribly this whole time. He will be spending time with his Buckeye Family, and I'm sure they will keep him plenty busy with holiday festivities and all. He'll likely be learning to sing the OSU fight song and Hang On Sloopy while we are gone, in preparation for the Big Game in January...which is OK, as long as he's still a fan of the big blue horseshoe when we get back.
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Hi,
Congratulations on your travel plans and the lovely Keira. It was Olivia in the paper, shocker!
Where are you in Indy? We are in Carmel. Email me (although you must be scarily busy right now) and we'd love to have Liv meet Keira when you come home. How old is Q? My older daughter is almost 5.
Thanks for stopping by the twoladybugs site.
Happy and safe travels!
Perrin
Yeah!!!!! I am so excited that you guys are leaving in 1 week!!! What a long wait, but one so very worth it.
I will keep watching and reading - I so love the blog world and will put a link on mine to you.
Keep us posted:)
CC
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