Tim in the Northwest/Delta Sky Club. Our friend, Marj, works for N/W and was able to upgrade us to First Class for our flight from Portland to Tokyo!!!!!
We are finally on our way to get our little girl!
Next post will be from China!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Off to China!!!!
Tim in the Northwest/Delta Sky Club. Our friend, Marj, works for N/W and was able to upgrade us to First Class for our flight from Portland to Tokyo!!!!!
We are finally on our way to get our little girl!
Next post will be from China!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Baby Showers
We leave for China on Thursday!!!
It is Tue night at 10:30, I have been packing, cleaning and setting up baby stuff at home for the last three days! I have another full day in front of me tomorrow. I am soooo ready to get on the plane to China. I do not think I will feel at ease until I have Mei in my arms. It has been such a long road to get here that I still cannot believe I will meet my baby girl in just 6 days!
My friends are great! My work friends gave me a shower on Friday (my last day of work until Sept!) and my girlfriends and family gave me a shower on Saturday. Thank you to everyone!!!
Last weekend (May 16th) Jenn, Tracey and Kristen joined me at the beach for a girls night out. These three ladies planned and hosted the shower along with my family and other friends. These ladies are also my work out buddies.
Look at all my gifts! This is obviously not the work shower since there is a bucket of beer on the deck.
Getting ready to open my gifts.
Shining Star bear from Grandma Gamboa.
Chinese Doll from Nana Tyvand
My friend Michelle made this for Mei along with two blankets!! Who knew that insurance people were so crafty.
My awesome work shower!
It is Tue night at 10:30, I have been packing, cleaning and setting up baby stuff at home for the last three days! I have another full day in front of me tomorrow. I am soooo ready to get on the plane to China. I do not think I will feel at ease until I have Mei in my arms. It has been such a long road to get here that I still cannot believe I will meet my baby girl in just 6 days!
My friends are great! My work friends gave me a shower on Friday (my last day of work until Sept!) and my girlfriends and family gave me a shower on Saturday. Thank you to everyone!!!
Last weekend (May 16th) Jenn, Tracey and Kristen joined me at the beach for a girls night out. These three ladies planned and hosted the shower along with my family and other friends. These ladies are also my work out buddies.
Look at all my gifts! This is obviously not the work shower since there is a bucket of beer on the deck.
Getting ready to open my gifts.
Shining Star bear from Grandma Gamboa.
Chinese Doll from Nana Tyvand
My friend Michelle made this for Mei along with two blankets!! Who knew that insurance people were so crafty.
My awesome work shower!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Spring time and baby
Spring is finally here, I hope to stay. It was a beautiful day today, even though I had to work. After work, I planted the herb starts Kathleen gave me and a Gerber Daisy my friend gave me. Tomorrow I am going to the beach for a girls night out!
Adoption News: We received our travel dates and booked our tickets. We should be over the moon but we are a little nervous about China pulling the plug before we leave. China is being very intense about the Swine Flu. So far, they have had 3 confirmed cases in mainland China and one in HK. Some provinces are not granting permission to enter and some are. Our province granted us permission to enter but that could change. Our agency told us to purchase our tickets but to be prepared for the worst case. It has been a long and hard journey to get our beautiful daughter but I know it will be worth it when we see her wonderful little face looking at us.
We are scheduled to leave Ptown on 5/28 and arrive in HK late on 5/29. We will spend one night in HK and one night with Jim & Rose. On May 31 we fly to Nanchang and on June 1st we meet our daughter. If everything goes according to plan, we will arrive back in Ptown on 6/10, just in time for my 40th b-day on 6/11. I cannot think of a better gift then to be home with my baby girl!
As you can see from the photo below, I did a little shopping today for the trip. I was a little overwhelmed! Next time I am taking Kathleen with me. How do I know what dippers to buy?
I plan to update the blog when we finally get to China so stay tuned.
Rosemary, thyme and parsley
Yikes! I hope I bought the right stuff. I still have a lot more to get. I think it was good to start slow.
Adoption News: We received our travel dates and booked our tickets. We should be over the moon but we are a little nervous about China pulling the plug before we leave. China is being very intense about the Swine Flu. So far, they have had 3 confirmed cases in mainland China and one in HK. Some provinces are not granting permission to enter and some are. Our province granted us permission to enter but that could change. Our agency told us to purchase our tickets but to be prepared for the worst case. It has been a long and hard journey to get our beautiful daughter but I know it will be worth it when we see her wonderful little face looking at us.
We are scheduled to leave Ptown on 5/28 and arrive in HK late on 5/29. We will spend one night in HK and one night with Jim & Rose. On May 31 we fly to Nanchang and on June 1st we meet our daughter. If everything goes according to plan, we will arrive back in Ptown on 6/10, just in time for my 40th b-day on 6/11. I cannot think of a better gift then to be home with my baby girl!
As you can see from the photo below, I did a little shopping today for the trip. I was a little overwhelmed! Next time I am taking Kathleen with me. How do I know what dippers to buy?
I plan to update the blog when we finally get to China so stay tuned.
Rosemary, thyme and parsley
Yikes! I hope I bought the right stuff. I still have a lot more to get. I think it was good to start slow.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Update
Tim and I have been waiting for our TA (travel approval), we finally received it on Friday but our agency has to contact the province Mei is in to see if they will give us permission to enter due to Swine Flu. Right now it does not look good that we will get the ok to travel. I am hoping we will get the ok in the next few weeks. Hopefully we will travel late June or July.
Today was the annual Hippie Chick Half & Quarter Marathon. Tonia flew in from New York to run the half. Kathleen also ran the half, I ran the quarter (due to a lack of training). T & K did great! K finished in 1:50 and T finished in 2:14. They both are already talking about beating their times next year! I was just happy to finish without having to walk!
After the race in the beer garden. You know me, if there is a beer garden I will find it!
Today was the annual Hippie Chick Half & Quarter Marathon. Tonia flew in from New York to run the half. Kathleen also ran the half, I ran the quarter (due to a lack of training). T & K did great! K finished in 1:50 and T finished in 2:14. They both are already talking about beating their times next year! I was just happy to finish without having to walk!
After the race in the beer garden. You know me, if there is a beer garden I will find it!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Mei Qi Ai Tyvand
Our beautiful daughter was born 8/20/2008 in Jiangxi Province. Her given name is Qi Ai (pronounced Chee-i) Bo. We have named her Mei Qi Ai Tyvand. Our agency said we should plan on traveling to China at the end of June or the beginning of July.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Arctic Blast 2008!
The snow started falling on Sunday 12/13/08, we got snow everyday except Tue 12/16. We got the majority of the snow on Sunday 12/21 and today.
To help with cabin fever, Tim and I walked to the local bar and enjoyed a few beers while watching several accidents in the parking lot. I have enjoyed the snow but I am ready for it to go away!
To help with cabin fever, Tim and I walked to the local bar and enjoyed a few beers while watching several accidents in the parking lot. I have enjoyed the snow but I am ready for it to go away!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Fall Photos & Tyvand update
Here are some photos from the last few months. We had a busy fall; hiking, going to the beach, spending time with our nieces, celebrating our 6th anniversary and spending Thanksgiving with the family. December is turning out to be another busy month; Tim is going on a surfing trip to Mexico with his friends, my parents are coming for Christmas and Kiley turns 6!!
Things on the adoption front are moving forward. Hopefully, we will get our referral in the next 3 to 4 months. As of last month, the CCAA has matched everyone with a LID of 2/17/06 and before.
Tim, Jim, Judy and I attended the annual Apple Festival in September.
We took the girls on a hike around Reed College in Portland.
After our long hike, we needed to regain our strength so, we stopped for lunch.
The girls spent the night. This is them eating their dessert.
The next morning, big sis helped little sis with her breakfast. (We did do more then just eat this weekend but it seems the only pictures I took were when we were eating)
Tim on the jetty at Ft. Stevens in Astoria, OR. (This was our anniversary weekend)
Tim and Resa on the beach in Manzanita, OR. Tim took me to a VERY nice resort for our anniversary, Coastal Cabins. We had our own private cabin with a hot tub and sauna.
The view from Neahkahnie Mt.
Resa hiking up to the view point.
Resa standing at the top of Neahkahnie Mt.
The bridge to Oswald Beach, a very popular surf spot on the OR coast. You have to hike approx a half mile, with your surf board, to this spot - it is worth it.
The turkey on Wed night.
The turkey on Thursday - sorry Mr Turkey. This is the first year I cooked a turkey. The experience makes me want to be a vegetarian again. I almost threw up when I pulled the neck and the other stuff out of the middle!
K boiling the neck for the gravy.
Ellis helping K with the gravy.
Tim carving the turkey.
Judy cleaning up.
Jim Sr. relaxing after dinner.
Things on the adoption front are moving forward. Hopefully, we will get our referral in the next 3 to 4 months. As of last month, the CCAA has matched everyone with a LID of 2/17/06 and before.
Tim, Jim, Judy and I attended the annual Apple Festival in September.
We took the girls on a hike around Reed College in Portland.
After our long hike, we needed to regain our strength so, we stopped for lunch.
The girls spent the night. This is them eating their dessert.
The next morning, big sis helped little sis with her breakfast. (We did do more then just eat this weekend but it seems the only pictures I took were when we were eating)
Tim on the jetty at Ft. Stevens in Astoria, OR. (This was our anniversary weekend)
Tim and Resa on the beach in Manzanita, OR. Tim took me to a VERY nice resort for our anniversary, Coastal Cabins. We had our own private cabin with a hot tub and sauna.
The view from Neahkahnie Mt.
Resa hiking up to the view point.
Resa standing at the top of Neahkahnie Mt.
The bridge to Oswald Beach, a very popular surf spot on the OR coast. You have to hike approx a half mile, with your surf board, to this spot - it is worth it.
The turkey on Wed night.
The turkey on Thursday - sorry Mr Turkey. This is the first year I cooked a turkey. The experience makes me want to be a vegetarian again. I almost threw up when I pulled the neck and the other stuff out of the middle!
K boiling the neck for the gravy.
Ellis helping K with the gravy.
Tim carving the turkey.
Judy cleaning up.
Jim Sr. relaxing after dinner.
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