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Aug 27 2009
Our international flights have been booked and paid for, and we should be receiving our in country travel information in the next day or so. We have one transfer in San Francisco both on the trip out, and on our return home. It’s crazy to think we are only a week away from [...]
Aug 25 2009
We got our Travel Approval today, and should be traveling to China to pick up Emily from September 3-16. We are still waiting on an appointment request at the US consulate in Guangzhou, but should hear on this within the next 1-3 days.
The next week or so will obviously be a whirl wind, but [...]
Aug 20 2009
So, today we’ve been painting the old office in preparation for Emily’s arrival. Many of you who have seen this room know that the previous owners had painted it a bright (very bright) shade of yellow. Soon all the yellow will have been painted over with pinks and blues.
Anyway, Andy and I are [...]
Aug 06 2009
Saw this just a few minutes ago on one of the blogs I read. The director of a ton of great 80’s teen flicks has passed away from a heart attack today. I think I need to go rent a few of them tonight, and have a John Hughes celebratory weekend. I [...]
Aug 05 2009
This afternoon, we sent out our Visa applications, so that we can travel to China. Not huge news, but another indication that things are moving along. It was a bit scary putting our physical passports in the overnight envelope, but it’s all part of the process. We continue to wait for our [...]