June in June

We are getting close to the date we leave for China. We leave 6/19 at 6:35 pm. We will go to Seattle WA, spend the night, then on to Beijing, layover 5 hrs, and on to Nanning. We get there 6/22 at 1:30 am. Whew! I usually need to be getting paid well to be up at this time of night. We are very excited, but slighly stressed and nervous at the same time. Riley will be traveling with us. I am now wondering what Miss June's personality will be like. I know she will look at 6ft1 inch tall Curtis, 5 ft 8 inch me, and 10 year old Riley who is as big as most adult Chinese males and wonder when the giants landed! We will look like the amazon people to her. She is so very tiny in the photos we have of her and I am sure we will scare her. Heck, we scare me! So, it will be fun to see how she is, meet her, learn of her personality. I expect she will grieve alot, be scared, and most likely whack us upside the head some. But she will learn to love us. Because we first loved her. I dont think anyone who hasnt done an international adoption can understand how you can fall in love with a child in a picture. But you can. Mainly because you love the thought of another child. But because we believe in committment. When we sent in Letter of Intent for her, we were committed to her. She is one child who we can love and help have a better life. We love her because we committed her into our family. And for us, family is everything. So for better or worse sweet June, you are ours. We have committed. Someday the feeling will be mutual. Someday. However, WE ARE SOON LEAVING ON A JET PLANE. DONT KNOW WHEN I'LL BE BACK AGAIN. (well actually 7/2).
Follow us to China. We will post there and send pictures and hopefully little video clips.
Love to you all,
cindy