Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Travel Dates!!!!

At last! We have DATES!
Amazingly, the flight I've been counting on for the past 3 years is being cancelled 3 days before I leave! So yesterday was a tangled mess of Orbitz, travelocity, kayak, Lotus travel, Delta, Northwest, United, AmericanAirlines...you name it I probably visted their site or called about their adoption fares! It is amazing how just taking one ultra convenient Tokyo-Guangzhou leg out of the picture can make a trip from Portland to Guangzhou so immensely complicated! There were proposals of overnight stays in Hong Kong, Trains to Guangzhou, 15 hour layovers in Seoul and more, but in the end, we found a fare, and good times, and good connections, and it takes us straight into Guangzhou! And thank goodness....I thought I was going to explode yesterday trying to get it all arranged!

I'll be leaving for China on March 3rd, and home on March 20!
I'll be meeting Madeline on March 9!
Let the Countdown BEGIN!

14 comments:

chris said...

thats fantastic news kelli. we can't wait to admire your little sweetie.
chris and kids

Red Sand said...

Can you hear the cheering coming from the other coast? It's loud, I promise!!

RamblingMother said...

YEA!!

Anonymous said...

YEAH!!!!! Can't wait to follow along on this trip. I've enjoyed your past blogging adventures while away, but this one will be the best!

FDChief said...

Wonderful news! We'll be thinking of the two of you on your journey...and hoping to meet the newest little villager when you return.

Cngratulations.

Dee said...

Wonderful news! Can't wait to see pictures of you together!

walternatives said...

YAAAAAAY! What a way to celebrate the arrival of Spring!

Congratulations, sweetie. Go.Get. That. Girl!

Anne Marie said...

Yippeeee! This is wonderful, wonderful news. Less than two weeks to goooo!!!

Lesa said...

How very exciting Kelli. Thank you for allowing us to follow. One of the Gaozhou families

Lisa and Tate said...

SCREAM!!!! can't wait to follow along!

Hugs
Lisa

C's Mom said...

Woot! Hey, we will be overlapping in our travel. I am going to be at the Victory...would love to see you :0)

Brooke Kuerbis said...

i'm so excited for you kelli!!! Even though your trip has been delayed, you will soon have lil' Madeline in your arms. I won't see you at the vendor fair but hope to meet her soon!

safe travels!
Brooke

Michele said...

Woo hoo! This is wonderful news to hear. I will be on vacation that week but I'm definitely going to check in. I can't wait until I get home before I see the happy day.

Paulette said...

I am so excited for you. I used a great travel agenct if you would her name just send me an email. She specialises in sending adoptive parents to China and did a great job for me.