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We found out at 11:00 last night (yes, our case worker is amazing, calling us so late, after we promised her it didn't matter how late it was) that our Consulate Appointment is March 1st. We were hoping for a February appointment, but we will take it! It's actually been a blessing that we were able to purchase our tickets a month ahead! We have been saving up our mileage points on our credit card for years, seriously YEARS! Today, we zeroed out our points account and are sitting pretty with flights booked and not much out of our pockets! We got 2 roundtrip tickets from Seattle to Hong Kong, 1 ONE way ticket from Hong Kong to US(that would be for Miss Gracie), 2 nights hotel in Hong Kong, and 2 tickets from Hong Kong to Nanchang with trip insurance, all for less than $1,000, total! The rest of our hotel nights and one additional flight are booked through our agency, and will be covered by the grants that we received in November!

So, we are leaving Seattle on Friday, February 18th. Gracie's gotcha day will be on Monday, Feb. 21st. Our consulate appointment is on March 1st, and we will be home on Friday, March 4th! We had talked earlier in the week about me NOT traveling, as I was really struggling with leaving the 3 kids behind. Once the call came, I knew there was no way I could stay home! The kids reactions today, to me going, have reassured me that they will be fine. Grandma's are coming, and they are all excited! My mom will be here for week 1, and Brad's parents are coming from Texas for week 2, and will be here for a few days after we get home to get to know their new sweet grandaughter!

Thank you all for all of your encouraging words through this whole entire process! We have felt your prayers for our family, and we have seen God provide in huge ways to bring us to this point. We are excited for you to follow along! The countdown is on..... 30 days and counting!

CAN'T WAIT!!!