More Shopping and the Farewell Dinner

We had the morning free so Heidi, the Goliath Family, Sarae and I hit the leather market once again. Then Heidi and I went to Shaiman Island for some additional shopping. Heidi and I have shopped so much we are afraid we will have to buy another piece of luggage to get everything home! We had lunch at Lucy's Restaurant which caters to Americans. We had a hard time refraining from ordering almost everything on the menu, but settled for an enchilada, a grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, onion rings and spring rolls. For dessert we got popcorn. American food never tasted so good! : ) Sarae had her first cucumber and she loved it.

This afternoon we went to the American Consulate to take an oath that all the paperwork we turned in was factual and to finish the American portion of our adoption. Now when we step into the L.A. airport, Sarae will officially be an American Citizen - Yea!!!

Tonight we had a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. Most of the children were dressed in a traditional Chinese outfit and some of the parents as well. We pretty much ate and left since Sarae missed her afternoon nap and really needed to get some sleep.

We leave tomorrow night for L.A. and will arrive at 5:50 p.m. Our Delta flight to Atlanta leaves at 10:55 p.m. We then get on an 8:30 a.m. flight to Orlando arriving at 9:55 a.m. There is an earlier flight to Atlanta and then Orlando (by about an hour) and we are going to see if we can fly standby. If so, we'll call those people who are to pick us up to let them know the new time. Heidi and I can't wait to see everyone!! This will be our last blog since we are going to start packing everything up. Talk to you all soon!