Monday, July 28, 2008

3 more days to go!

Only 3 more days until we hop on the plane to go to Vietnam! Today we received our in-country itinerary from our agency. Here's our tentative schedule:

Thurs, July 31 -- Board a plane in Minneapolis ~5 pm
Sat, Aug 2 -- Arrive in Danang late afternoon
Sun, Aug 3 --  Visit Madeleine at the orphanage
Mon, Aug 4 -- Farewell party at the orphanage and 
Giving and Receiving Ceremony
Tues, Aug 5 -- Fly to Hanoi
Aug 6-20 --  Paperwork in Hanoi so Madeleine can come to the US
Wed, Aug 20 -- Leave Hanoi
Thurs, Aug 21-- Arrive back in Minneapolis

The bags are all packed (minus the toiletries and the carry-ons  -- 1 backpack and Andrew's bag). We decided on 3 bags -- they each weigh 2 lbs under the limit. Most of it is dedicated to baby things and gifts for everyone we see. I figure more room to bring things back.

So this time next week, she'll be ours. :) Whew! 2.5 years later . . . it's finally all coming together!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

FAN-tastic!!
very excited for you! will be thinking of you and praying for everything to go smoothly over the next several weeks! finally closing the door on this 2.5 year long journey and opening the door on what is sure to be a very exciting lifelong journey! yay!!

Rebekah Wilson said...

How so freaking real!!!! I cannot WAIT to see pictures of all four of you together!!! my heat is just on cloud nine for all of you! 2.5 years......wow....it just all comes together. I cannot imagine how anxious you have to be right now.

Stevens Family said...

Awesome news! Can't wait to follow your journey to your precious baby girl. You must be so excited!

Stacey (Holt BB)

Keane said...

WONDERFUL! Be safe in your travels. Thanks for keeping us up-to-date on the progress!

Yours,
Keane