Quick recap of our trip home. Sarah Lan Lan and I had about a 1 hour wait at the airport in Guangzhou for our flight to Hong Kong. The Guangzhou airport was super busy! I had wondered why our guide had us going there so long before our flight but as soon as I saw the HUGE LONG lines, I knew why! She did great on the 55 minute flight. We made our way o the airport hotel and got about 4 1/2 hours sleep before heading back to the airport to catch out 9:35am flight to NY. Sarah did GREAT on the 15 1/2 hour flight! She was perfect! We flew Cathay Pacific. I have to say the Asian carriers are so much better than the domestic carriers!
As soon as we went through immigrations, Sarah became an American Citizen. Here is a wonderful thing, on our flight home was the other little girl from Sarah's orphanage. She is a sweet ten month old adorable baby and her parents. Sarah LOVES this little baby! Both girls became citizens at the same time! We are hoping to keep in touch with this wonderful family!
Ron, Manon, Nick and Cynthia met us at the airport! It was great to see them! Sarah did very well meeting her dad, brother and sister, sister in law! We made a quick stop to see Ron's aunt Martha. Manon set off her alarm by mistake. Sorry Aunt Martha!!!! We also stopped to see his Aunt Bert but she was out of town. By the time we made it home after dinner at Pizza Hut it was 9:30pm! Manon is a great little sister! So far no GREEN moments but I am sure they will come soon! Our guide in Nanchang told me that Sarah had a dog in her foster home but I do not think so. She was terrified to meet our Basset Hounds, Macy and Molly. Poor Macy had no clue why Sarah was screaming! We will work on that!
Sarah is pretty quiet right now but I think jet lag is hitting her pretty hard to! We have had a quiet day. I am trying to keep us up but we did need one nap this morning! The girls are watching Frosty right now. I have tons of unpacking to do but it can wait a little while!
I will post more soon but wanted to let you know we were home and doing well! I am pretty beat but hoping to feel better tomorrow. It is so wonderful to be home! It is so amazing to have the girls together. I am glad to have the trip behind us and have our family complete. We will be leaving any future family additions to the boys!
Brenda, Ron, Manon and Sarah Lan Lan
Despite of the great time we had in HK, it's so true that there's no place like home. We are happy to be back.
ReplyDeleteWe took the 9:35am flight from HK as well, though 2 days earlier. We are still adjusting to the time differences. That is why we are both up early today. Cathy Pacific is a good airline. Our flight home was easier than our flight to HK. The plane was less full and the food was better. We also learned our lessons. We got on the plane early when there was still room on the overhead cabin for hand luggage. This made for more rooms for our legs.
Your two girls look somewhat alike - at least in the pictures. I hope that Sarah will get used to Macy and Molly soon. Hush puppies are cute.