Last Post from China

The end of this journey is here and little Ariana's journey is just beginning.

As much as we want to get home, tomorrow is going to be  bittersweet as we leave Ariana's birth country.  I can't help but wonder how she would feel about all of this if she were old enough to understand.  She is the greatest gift we could ever ask for.

Our time in China has been the adventure of a lifetime. Today was somewhat sad as we walked around the island.  The shopkeepers know when groups are coming and going and they all had kind words and goodbyes for us and good wishes for Ariana. 

We said goodbye to the Koehens this evening.  We will always share a special bond with our travel group members and look forward to staying in touch in the years to come.

We will leave the motel at 6:30a.m. tomorrow (while most of you are ending your Thursday workday) and and fly to Beijing.  We leave Beijing at 4:00p.m. and arrive in Chicago at 4:00p.m. and then Madison at 7p.m.  That is 26 hours of travel with a 13-month old and we are hoping (really hard) that all goes well.

The bags are packed and our wake up call is coming in less than five hours so I'd better sign off.  Sorry no pictures today, too busy packing.

I really hope Auntie Michelle can hook me up with some of these Puff things!  They are the bomb.

We will see you soon!