"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.

March 5, 2011

Itinerary and Whatnot

Official Itinerary...our sightseeing in Beijing includes Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Great Wall. We then fly to Guangzhou and have our long awaited Gotcha Day...we will meet Cali for the first time on the 28th...we have chills and tears and really no way to explain the excitement that we feel for this day!!!! We will be in Guangzhou for over a week; a little different than some families because Guangdong Province is Cali's province too. Every family adopting from China is required to leave through Guangzhou...we will be doing official paperwork, attending appointments, and chillin' as a family/sightseeing during this time. We will end our trip with a couple of days in Hong Kong.

We were running around today in this nasty Michigan Winter weather and both realized that we actually will be in tropical warm weather (Guangzhou and Hong Kong) fairly soon...it's so funny our perspective, normally we would be so psyched for days in the sun, but at this time, we just want to hold our baby girl! The vacation to an amazing place is just a major bonus. We ARE very excited to see where Cali is from and to experience her cultural background.




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