Thursday,
November 15, 2007
The dinner cruise last night down the Pearl River was a hit. We
had the opportunity to spend 2 hours aboard a cruise boat and
see the sights of Guangzhou at night. Guangzhou is a very large
city of 12 million people and there are high rise buildings and
apartments everywhere. Guangzhou reminds me New York City when
it comes to people walking all over the place; although, here in
Guangzhou the people look like they are enjoying life…lots of
laughing, smiles and families spending time with each other.
Some of the buildings are very modern with elegant lighting. The
cruise was a great way to see the city that is along the river
all lit up at night. We also had the privilege of meeting some
other CCAI families that joined up with our group staying here
in Guangzhou.
The swearing in process was very simple. We went to the US
Consulate and showed them our passport pictures, raised our
right hand and swore that everything that we had claimed on our
adoption paperwork was true. There were 56 American families
taking the oath today. We were not allowed any cameras or video
equipment at the facility so we do not have any pictures. We are
finally finished with all of our appointments here in China. The
last thing that we will have to do is to process Ella’s passport
and visa information in Los Angeles…then it is onto home. Yeah!
Tonight, we had our last group dinner at the Cow and Bridge
Restaurant. We all had one last laugh before leaving for the
United States. I cried when I left my kids in the US and I cried
when I had to say good-bye to these wonderful friends and their
beautiful babies.
Since we are leaving tomorrow, I am going to get my thanks out
now. A huge thank you to my mom for staying with the kids and
running them all over the place while we were in China…I know
you worked hard and I appreciate it. Thanks to my dad for giving
up “Grandma” for two weeks, I am sure that you are sick of soup
for dinner. Thanks to all of our family that has been so
generous in their un-wavering support. Also, thanks to all of
our friends who have been so charitable with comments and gifts.
We are truly blessed to have great family and friends. Thanks to
CCAI for being such an incredible adoption agency and to Jocelyn
our guide here in China-she is the best. Thanks to Joe and
Jennifer from My Adoption Website-you guys are awesome. And a
huge THANKS to our beautiful and wonderful children who have
been a so great and understanding during this whole adoption
process…we are bringing home one funny, adorable sister.
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Morning Fog On The Pearl River
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Ella And Momma On Cruise
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