Journey is Finally Over

Hard to believe after these past few years of paperwork, waiting, more paperwork, waiting on referral, waiting on TA, waiting to travel and finally receiving Madelyn, more paperwork in China, the journey TO her is over.

Now the journey WITH our daughter begins. Madelyn will be a US Citizen when we land in LA on American soil. We leave out late this evening from Guangzhou and start the long flight home. I'm ready to have our daughter home, in a real home where she has toys, her own bed, her own clothes, and most important LOVE. On one of the papers I filled out for the US Consulate, it had us list Madelyn's current home and the address we were to put was our hotel room. That really bothered me. A hotel room is definitely not a home.

I can't wait for everyone to meet her. Her smile, the way her mouth opens wide with her toungue hanging out, will melt you away. She's a sweetie for sure.

We have more packing to do, eat breakfast, return the borrowed stroller, and we're done until the ceremony this afternoon. I will miss China. It's definitely been a great experience but there's no place like home.