I flew over the Arctic Circle Today!!!

What did you do??

We are safely in Hong Kong and had a very uneventful flight - if 16 hours on an airplane is EVER uneventful!

We flew up and over so we crossed Alaska, the Arctic circle, and came down over Russia.

Hong Kong is beautiful, the people are friendly and helpful, and the city is very clean.

We got to our hotel room and showered and crashed- it is not easy to sleep sitting up, with a flopping fish next to you (Gianna)

We all slept for about 4.5 hours and woke up at 3 AM ready for the day. It took some time to rummage through all our bags to locate stuff (the downside to packing in August) and then we had oatmeal and coffee with the girls at 4AM. We are now ready to take the train to Guangzhou. It is a 40 min taxi ride and we have to be there a few hours early, so we are getting aquick bite in the Executive Lounge, and we are OFF.

It is very surreal that we only have ONE SLEEP until we get the twins. We have A LOT to do when we get there-Unpack so things are easily accessible, go to the Care Four( Walmart type store) for baby supplies, etc and get a good night sleep for the last time- HA!

We LOVE being here, we LOVE the country and the people, and we cannot wait for those twins to begin their forever after..

Please pray for their little hearts and for a peaceful transition. We will update when we can after we get them, as I KNOW you want to see pictures.

Much LOVE to ALL!!

Comments

  1. MaryNovember 6, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    Thinking of you and thought I'd peek in on your blog and there you were!
    So glad you made it safely. Continuing to pray for you and the whole family
    Still so excited I could just burst. Looking forward to seeing
    Those first moments together with yor twin daughters and
    All the sisters together
    Much love and prayers
    ~m

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  2. KimNovember 6, 2010 at 10:27 PM

    So glad you made it safely. Looking for those pictures of the twins!

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  3. NavhelowifeNovember 6, 2010 at 11:03 PM

    They have Carrefour in China? Holy cow, I used to shop there all the time in Italy, if it is the same store chain.
    What did I do? Froze my toes at a band competition :) Our boy's band came in 7th in the state for his 'class'.

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  4. chavafor4November 7, 2010 at 12:09 AM

    Glad to hear you made it. Praying for your trip. Jenne in OR CHSFS buddy

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  5. DianeNovember 7, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    Can't stop thinking about all of you!! So glad you are there safely. We are very excited for those precious girls to finally be with you!!!
    Love,
    Diane and John

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  6. DonnaNovember 7, 2010 at 8:41 AM

    I want YOUR trip...uneventful! So glad you are there and doing well. And, yes, I want to see tons of pictures :)
    Donna

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  7. Jerry & LizNovember 7, 2010 at 12:05 PM

    Just discovered, you are 6 hrs from us, ahead that is. So according to my calculations, you SHOULD be in you last sleep until you get your twins. I am anxious to see the girls reaction to each other. When you get them, we will be having breakfast (well I will, Dad will be at work). We will be thinking of you all, every step of the way. Love you

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  8. DonnaNovember 7, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    Hanging on every word!!!!

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