Mia is coming, Mia is coming, Mia is coming - THIS YEAR!!!!

It is with ecstatic joy that I am sitting down to write this blog post.  We have received word from China that we are to be in China December 9-24 to FINALLY be united with our sweet Mia.  The schedule is as follows:

Date	Time	Activities
10 Dec  (Fri)	11:30pm	Arrive by AA187.
11 Dec (Sat)	8:00am	Visit Tian An Men Square, Forbidden City, take pictures of Olympic Park and climb Ju Yong Guan Great Wall.
12 Dec (Sun)		Fly to Nanjing by MU2802 (10:30am-12:10pm);
13 Dec (Mon)		Meet adoptive child.
14 Dec ( Tue)		Bus to civil affairs office to do paperwork;
15 Dec (Wed)	9:30am	Visit Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yet-Sen’s & Museum of Silk Embroidery.
16 Dec (Thu)	9:30am	Visit Xuan Wu Lake.
17 Dec (Fri)		Fly to Guangzhou by ZH9678 (16:15pm-18:35pm).
18 Dec (Sat)		Have a medical checkup and fill the forms for the consulate (all paperwork got in States & China needed).
19 Dec (Sun)		Bus to Shamian Island for Sunday sermon;
20 Dec  (Mon)		Bus to clinic to check on TB test results and go shopping at pearl wholesale market.
21 Dec  (Tue)	9:00am	Guide will go to US consulate to submit paperwork.
22 Dec (Wed)		Bus to US consulate to take the oath.
23 Dec (Thu)	2:30pm	(1)   Guide will pick up visa package from the consulate; (2)   Fly to Beijing by CZ3111 (19:00pm-22:10pm).
24 Dec  (Fri)		Fly back to States by AA186  at 6:55am.

As you can see we get home on Christmas Eve.  That means Mia's first morning here will be Christmas morning!  I am pretty sure she will think she hit the jackpot!  :)  Hopefully she will not expect presents everyday.  That said, she will always be our gift.

So super excited!  I cannot wait for everyone to meet our sweet girl but most of all I cannot wait to FINALLY hold her in my arms.  It is crazy to think that after 5 and a half years of waiting we leave in 2 weeks and in 2 weeks and 3 days we will have our little girl!

So, this Thanksgiving, there is much to be thankful for!