One week to take off

We got our visas back in the mail, and I'm relieved. Its a little scary to put your original passports in the mail! And we got our final travel packet yesterday.

Here's our itinerary:

• June 8--United Airlines, Atlanta to Chicago leaving at 8 a.m.Chicago to Hong Kong arriving on June 9th (my birthday, woohoo!) at 3:10 p.m. (Jimmy thinks we'll be tired and want to crash.........Not on MY BIRTHDAY, BIG BOY! We better sleep on the plane! Our guide is Joann and she will meet us at the airport.
• June 10th -- tour Hong Kong on our own (we are a group of 2 families and the other family is going strait to Guangzhou)
• June 11th--Fly to Guangzhou on China Southern at 1:00--arriving at 1:45.---we'll be picked up by our guide, Kathy. Meet with Kathy that afternoon to do paperwork, fees and gifts.
• June 12th ----Gotcha---at the Civil Affairs office in Guangzhou--sometime in the afternoon.:))))
• June 13th---Adoption registration paperwork and apply for Amelia's passport. Shopping trip for baby supplies if needed.
• June 14th---Take Amelia to her physical exam and to get her visa photo. We'll be walking to the clinic.
• June 15th---One parent meet with Kathy to prepare paperwork for the US consulate appt.
• June 16th---Receive Amelia's Adoption Registration Certificate
• June 17th-18th---free time, rest, shop, take optional tours
• June 19th---Receive Amelia's passport
• June 20th---Appt. With the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou--Kathy will actually attend this on our behalf.
• June 21st---Appt at the U.S. Consulate for the swearing in ceremony.
• June 22nd---Leave Guangzhou for Hong Kong on China Southern at 8:25. Fly Hong Kong to San Francisco on United. Fly San Francisco to Atlanta on United arriving at 6:26 p.m.

Welcome home Baby Girl!