Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Monday and Tuesday


Yesterday....Monday.....was our last official appointment!!! It was at the US Consulate to finish up all the details to get MinLan's Chinese passport. I was nervous because our guide was not allowed to go in with us. Once we got in, we got a number, took an oath as a group, waited our turn, they looked through our paperwork and took our fingerprints and then we were good to go! Our guide said it took us about 45 minutes. No pictures from inside since they don't allow cameras/phones etc. Here's a quick one our guide snapped before we went in.


After our CA, we headed back to the room for the day. For lunch, we tried out the little deli/coffee shop area in the lobby. We both had a salad and tried a couple of their breads that were yummy! MinLan ate a TON of my salad! I sure don't believe that she was eating ONLY congee before we got her!

For dinner, my sweet friends Yvette and Claire came over from their hotel to meet us for dinner. We walked to Tekila's, a local Mexican restaurant. It was yummy and the only thing lacking was air conditioning! This girl was hot! MinLan even ate GREAT!!! This girl loves some Mexican food! Definitely planning a trip to Mi Casita when we get home!!!! 

Enjoyed visiting with these mommas so much and their boys are precious! Yvette and her husband own the largest independent gun shop in Colorado! I knew Bryan would love that! I hate Claire wasn't in the picture since she was the one taking it!!


Today our plan was to get up and head for Safari Park if the rain held out. I woke up not feeling well so we postponed our outing with our  guide and spent the day inside. After a few minutes of letting our guide know we were staying in, Ellie decided to clean out MinLan's bottle and poured BOILING water from the kettle on her hand. Poor thing! She was pitiful. Then MinLan got upset because Ellie was upset. Thankful we had our oils with us and some lavender and coconut oil fixed Ellie right up. 

God truly blessed our time in the hotel room today. We got to see so much of MinLan's little personality. What a blessing! Be sure to check out our Facebook page for a couple of precious videos of her.



We are waiting on our guide now to bring our paperwork and MinLan's passport to our room. Once he does that we are free to leave the country....just have to wait for our flight out! Miss our little family terribly and can not wait to be HOME!!!!

Thanks to all of you who have continued to lift us up in prayer! Such a blessing!!

Love,
Jenifer