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Saturday, July 11, 2009

TianAnMen Square and the Forbidden City

Let's just say TianAnMen Square and the Forbidden City in July...not!  I'm glad we went but it was rather brutal!  As you can see from the picture the crowds were insane...peak vacation time we are told.  Our guide is great but with a group of 22 and thousands around you it's hard to stay in the spirit.  Did I mention the humidity was astronomical today?  It was overcast thank goodness but it felt like we were in a sauna.  Again happy to see the architecture...can't imagine keeping that place clean and organized it is huge...but it was a rough morning.  Our whole group looked beat when the bus picked us up.  Keep reading for the rest of our day...it just kept getting better!

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Still waiting for Shelby...

Our wait for Shelby began on September 13, 2005. We are now very close to being with our angel. We hope to travel in early 2009. This has been a journey filled with many highs and lows. I want to take this oppportunity to thank everyone who has stood by me and prayed for us. My mom-she has been on this roller coaster from the first informational meeting and we take turns keeping each other grounded, my family-my grandma who helped me have the best nursery ever and my LA gang-for not giving up that they will soon have another niece and cousin, friends-way to many to name but I'm going to try (and if I leave someone out don't fret we will call it a paper pregnancy moment)-Lauri (all the cards), the Wardskis, Jen., Lisa, Sheri, Tiffany, my Hillcrest UMC friends...always patiently letting me cry, vent, and forever guess at what China will do next, and last but not least my work family-I can't even begin to express how they have kept me lifted up...from Sally starting her hair bow collection, Chinese New Year celebrations, Sebrina always keeping up with the rumor queen and marking the days off as we get them, and finally all the cards and pick me ups left quietly on my desk at the most needed times. They always know when the end of the month comes (referral time) I need a shoulder and pep talk and never waiver in staying positive. So thank you all again for what you have done and all that I know you will do until we have "Shelby Marie from Tennessee" (from the famous ? my dad had for her in her quilt scrapbook "Shelby Marie are you really from Tennessee...you look Chinese to me")