This is FOR REAL! We are GOING TO CHINA!

Here's the low down.

Our Itinerary

Flight: UNITED 646
Departs: DALLAS/FT WOR
Date: FRI 1 DEC
Time: 9:43A
Terminal: B

Arrives: CHICAGO/OHARE
Date: FRI 1 DEC
Time: 11:59A
Terminal: 1

Class: UNITED ECONOMY
Seat: 18A,18B,18C
MP Miles: 802
Meals Served: NONE
Equip: 319
Inflight Services: AUDIO
Baggage Allowed: 2PC

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Flight: UNITED 851
Departs: CHICAGO/OHARE
Date: FRI 1 DEC
Time: 12:38P
Terminal: 1

Arrives: BEIJING
Date: SAT 2 DEC
Time: 4:05P

Class: UNITED ECONOMY
Seat: 58A,58B,58C
MP Miles: 6579
Meals Served: LUNCH LUNCH
Equip: 747
Inflight Services: MOVIE
Baggage Allowed: 2PC


Dec. 2nd: Taking UA851 arrive Beijing at 4:05pm.
Upon arrival, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to Novotel Peace Hotel

3rd: TianAnMeng Square, Forbidden City, Lunch at local family's house, Hutong Rick Shaw, after all these, your guide can take you to the whole sale market-Hong Qiao Market for shopping. Dinner Peking Duck and Acrobatic Show

Dec. 4th: 7:30am from Beijing to Nanning. Arrival Nanning at 11:00am. Upon arrival, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to Majestic Hotel.
Gotcha in the afternoon at 3pm

Dec. 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th: Waiting for paper work to be prepared.
During this week, your guide will help you to make sure all the paper works done correctly. If you would like to do some local tours or visiting your
child’s orphanage, please let your guide know. Your guide will be more than happy to coordinate with you. You may pay the fees to your guide directly.

Dec. 9th: CZ3711 at 11:45am to Guangzhou. Arrival Guangzhou at 12:50pm. Upon arrival, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to Victory Hotel.

Dec. 10th, 11th: Free.

Dec. 12th: Medical Check.

Dec. 13th: Consulate Appointment at 9am.

Dec. 14th: Your guide will pick you up from your hotel around 2:30pm and take you to Consulate for your Swearing Ceremony. Your child’s Visa will be ready
around 4:30pm. Taking CZ3195 at 7:50pm to Beijing. Upon arrival, Sino-Swiss Hotel will send one person holding your name sign to pick you up.

Dec. 15th: Taking the hotel shuttle back to airport for UA888 at 1:40pm to States

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Flight: UNITED 888
Departs: BEIJING
Date: FRI 15 DEC
Time: 1:40P
Terminal: 2

Arrives: SAN FRANCISCO
Date: FRI 15 DEC
Time: 8:52A
Terminal: I

Class: UNITED ECONOMY
Seat: 60C,60D,60E
MP Miles: 5914
Meals Served: LUNCH LUNCH
Equip: 747
Inflight Services: MOVIE
Baggage Allowed: 2PC

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Flight: UNITED 336
Departs: SAN FRANCISCO
Date: FRI 15 DEC
Time: 11:02A
Terminal: 3

Arrives: DALLAS/FT WOR
Date: FRI 15 DEC
Time: 4:26P
Terminal: B

Class: UNITED ECONOMY
Seat: 21B,21C,21D
MP Miles: 1465
Meals Served: NONE
Equip: 319
Inflight Services: AUDIO
Baggage Allowed: 2PC

CA date - and Itinerary

We received our confirmed Consulate Appointment date yesterday. We will have our consulate appointment at the US consulate in Guangzhou, China on December 13th. On the following day we will go before the consulate for a swearing in ceremony, and will leave China on December 15th to return home. What that means for our itinerary:

December 1st leave DFW airport on United flight bound for BEIJING!
Decmeber 2nd arrive in Beijing at 4:05 pm
December 3rd adjust ourselves to China time & a few tours
December 4th fly to Nanning, Guangxi (AbbyGrace's province)
3:00 pm RECEIVE ABBYGRACE!
While in Nanning, adoption will be finalized, Chinese passport issued
December 9th leave Nanning, go to Guangzhou
While in Guangzhou, AbbyGrace will undergo a medical exam, will have our US consulate appointment & receive US visa
December 15th will leave for home

AbbyGrace is COMING HOME!

I didn't think that the day would ever come! The last month has been excruciating! But after all of the tears, hopes and prayers, we learned this morning that ABBYGRACE IS COMING HOME! This morning at 9:59 am, my cell phone rang. It was the ever vigilent and always patient Patricia calling with the message that our TA (Travel Approval) had arrived! I was speechless. She asked if I was there - and then I just burst into tears! My baby is coming home! She is really coming home! We have requested a consulate appointment on December 13th. If our agency is able to secure that date, then we will leave for China next Friday, December 1st. I still just can't even believe that it has happened. I can't even think straight. MY BABY GIRL WILL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS!