** Countdown to our adoption: Only 15.5 hours left before we get Matthew. **
BEIJING, China (Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, 11:05 p.m.) – It’s late Monday night in Beijing, Pam and I just returned from walking around the Wangfujing shopping district and we’re about to head to bed.
We had a long, long day Monday with a briefing about our adoption at the Holt International Children’s Services office in Beijing (the Oregon office was too far to travel to) before eating lunch and touring the Temple of Heaven.
Oh, by the way, did I mention we made one more Wal-Mart SuperCenter run in Beijing?
Well, as bizarre as it sounds, we did it again – this time to buy chocolates for Matthew’s caregiver and a few of his favorite toys in hopes he’ll make an easy transition to life with us.
Yes, we are trying to bribe him.
So, after we returned to the hotel this afternoon, we decided to venture one last time into the Beijing night life where we visited the night food market and ate dinner at Kentucky Fried Chicken (which wasn’t half bad other than for some pretty nasty mashed potatoes that looked like they had been in storage for years).
Now, it’s off to bed. We must be checked out and in the lobby of the Novotel Peace Hotel by 8 a.m. Tuesday before heading to the airport for our 10:30 a.m. flight to Zhengzhou.
Remember: We get Matthew at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday (12:30 a.m. CDT). I don’t know if we’ll have time to post in the morning before our flight, so this may have to hold you over until after we get Matthew.
Look for photos, stories and observations on our blog – we’ll post as soon as we possibly can.
Copyright 2008 by Terry R. Cassreino. All rights reserved.
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