Ni Hao From Beijing & Mother's Day!

Hi there -- my name is Jan and I am happy to be blog-hosting for Emily and Jason while they are on their amazing adventure in China. My husband and I are blessed with a daughter of our own, who joined our family last July. It has been less than a year since our trip to China and we are so very excited to be a part of Emily and Jason's adventure.

Blogger is difficult to access in Beijing, so Emily and Jason will be emailing me information and pictures as they are able to -- and I cannot wait to share them with you, here!

On a side note -- please feel free to comment on each post, as Emily and Jason will get email notifications and be able to read the comments. Even if you are not a registered blogger, you can comment as an anonymous writer, then simply include your name in the comment. It can be such a blessing to receive positive comments when you are so far away from home.

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Mother's day!!!

Well, it's 7am here and I am sitting in the lounge!

Our flight to Beijing was really good. It didn't seem that long and all we did was eat. There were a few hiccups; Jason had his suitcase ripped, the agency changed our hotel because the new one was cleaner. Also, Air Canada lost our stroller, not a huge deal. We will buy another in Hohhot.

Jason and I adventured out on own yesterday to explore. This place is busyyyyy! The people kept staring at Jason and I - we found it very amusing. We went to McDonald's down the street. Jason had the fun of ordering for us. The other families in our group arrived and we went to have dinner with them. We went to bed early in the hope to get a good night sleep, but that really didn't happen. I think jet lag gets you on the second day, here.

We leave shortly to go to the airport to fly to Madisyn's province. We are supposed to get her this afternoon. I will blog later, hopefully with pics.

Love from Beijing
Emily

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Jan here again -- just thought I would share a few pics of what Emily and Jason are most likely experiencing....

Leaving on a jet plane... :)

Landing in Beijing

Traffic in Beijing

Most likely the McDonald's where Emily and Jason ate yesterday...

well on our way

Well, with one issue, we are in the airport and all checked in. The only that went wrong was the Limo driver ripped Jason lounge taking it out of the trunk. The ladies at the check in counter was amazing. They bagged it for us.

The one lady asked us if we were forgetting a little someone because she was looking at the stroller. I responded with "no ,we are on our way to get our little someone." She was literally in tears. God bless these wonderful people.

So glad we choose to bring the laptop, apparently there has been Hotel changes in Beijing. We  are now staying at the crown plaza which is going to cost us $550dollars more. GGGGRRR not going to worry about it.

will blog again later

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1 day left, I am extremely tired. Can't belive it's here. I am going to bed. I will blog when I can. The Limo arrives @ 7 tomorrow morning!

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2 days......wowzers. This really crept up on us but of course being the OCD that I am, I am ready to go. I am so excited. Just wish that my mom was here to see us off. I really miss having her around. Love you mom.

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3 days and totally ready to get on the plane. So excited!!!

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Today we are just cleaning the house and making sure everything is done. We have to get Jason's parental papers done and enjoy our last week without Madisyn. I am so looking forward to spending all my free time with her. I have waited 5 years, 3 months and 3 days for this. Ssssoooooooo excited.

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Well, today we did almost all our final running around. Jason and I are all packed. Just the last minute things now. Phew! Can't wait!