I am so in love with this little, dark-eyed beauty. What a sweet, cuddly, little thing. Such a gift. These words seem so trite, but honestly, my heart flips over and over when I hold her. Her eyes just bore into mine, and then I'm blessed with a soft smile or a very gentle kiss. She is loosening up more and more, starting to figure out that all of this is a very good thing.
We leave Guangzhou tomorrow night and will be en route to SC for 25 hours. We'd be grateful for prayers for a very smooth trip...
This morning, we had our interview with the American Consulate, and took the oath for immigrants, as Lily's representatives, along with about two dozen other American adoptive families. Lily is not an American citizen yet. That will happen when we touch down on US soil in Los Angeles at 9pm (Eastern time) on Thursday night. Twelve and a half hours after that, God willing, we land in Charleston!!!
We found the second park near our hotel. So beautiful! Oh, how these people love their parks. Part of it was quiet and peaceful, a "palm tree forest", and part was filled with hundreds of people, dancing and exercising to live music, playing card games and ping pong, and a game that looks like "hacky sack" with a little feathered thing---they can kick it backwards over their heads, from person to person.
This is probably our last blog post, unless we have free time and Internet access during various layovers. Katie, please stock up the kitchen with fresh fruits and salads, and remember where you park when you pick us up from the airport!
Thank you for all your love and prayers. Looking forward to returning to the land where pets are friends and not food. (No dog's feet, please, Tim and family...).
The Palm Tree Forest
Exercise Area in the Park
Tropical foliage in the park
Picturesque pagoda and palms in the park
After oath and visa application at the US consulate
Have a safe trip home, we look forward to seeing you all on Monday!
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