Our long wait is almost over. Barring some unforeseen international incident, we will be joining other families adopting children from China through our agency in Beijing on Saturday, May 5, 2012. We may even meet our sweet little Qu Yu (soon to be Mia Isabelle) as soon as Monday, May 7. We are so excited! It almost doesn’t seem real. While technically, we are still waiting for the final “travel approval” letter to be issued to us by the Chinese government, we also want to secure the tickets that will take us half way around the globe. Airline seats can fill up fast, and we had hoped to use C’s accumulated frequent flyer miles to buffer the cost. This is a risky balancing act we’re playing. On one hand, by booking tickets now, we can easily get the seats we want, and use the miles to foot the bill. But, on the other hand, if something unexpected happens and we aren’t granted travel approval in time for the May 5 meet-up, well let’s just say we’re going to be hanging out in China for a while. After a very lengthy discussion with the travel coordinator at our adoption agency, we decided to take the risk. So, yesterday, we bought and paid for our tickets. In 46 days, we will be on our way, ready for the next chapter of our lives to begin
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