Gotcha Day - I got her !!!!

Wow what a trip, Nothing like what I had prepared for, all these years. I fretted over the packing and nobody even checked my carry-ons. I know I was over weight on them but nobody cared. The flight was great, nobody talks about that. My plane was empty and everyone got to spread out. I bought a sandwhich to take on and then they feed us 2 hot meals, two snacks and drinks on the hour!!!!! I guess that made up for the 6 hr layover I had in Shanghai. I couldn't check in till 2 hrs before the flight so I ended up sitting on the cold floor. They don't have many seats in the departure area and lots of people were there waiting!!

l got to my hotel about 2:00am local time. It's 13 hours time ahead of Indiana. I wasn't impressed with the area. There were not many families here, and I was bored to death. The quaint architecture is still cold, and I just had a feeling of foreboding.

We got to the civil affairs office early, and it was a trip to see all the other families come in. So many were on their 2nd &3rd adoption and had brought the big brothers and sisters. Some children cried, some were a little scared. One boy about 5 just shrieked and shrieked, my heart went out to those parents.

Once again I lucked out big time !!! NiNi is happy, babbling, and not a bit worried about being left with me. She is not as big as the clothes or diapers I have so we will have some emergency shopping to do. A stroller is on my list too as there is so much to carry around.

Tomorrow, I will figure out how to hook up the camera. I didn't get aroom with a computer so I'm down here in the business center.