"We often think of the intersections in our lives, those that are planned, those that occur by chance. Some encounters we hope for, particularly love, and alas, some meetings never happen despite what we wish. I think of how those intersections have the potential to change us, our character, our circumstances, our hopes. We think about how they add to the unfinished story of our lives"...(Amy Tan, Mei Mei, 2005) Chinese folklore speaks of invisible red threads that connect a newborn child's spirit to all the people who will be important in the child's life. As the child grows, the threads shorten, drawing closer those people who are destined. We anxiously await this special meeting, a life changing intersection which will soon take us to China to bring home our little daughter, Cali Griffin.

April 8, 2011

Heading Home

Today, we travel back home from our excursion in China. It's been a long, emotional, exciting, and sweet adventure. We've had an amazing and surreal time, indescribable really, but are ready to come home. Hong Kong is beautiful and bustling and was a great ending to our stay. We loved walking along the water and the energy of the big city.

We're headed to the airport in a few hours for our long flight home with an active 19 month old; should be interesting!

Here are some pics of our last days in Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Cali is with Zoe, her friend from the same orphanage, in a few photos. We all met our girls at the same time and our families did dinners and hung out a bunch in Guangzhou. We hope to get the girls together again in the future.








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