Announcement #1

I'm sure that technically, this is not the first announcement I have made on the blog, but these are going to come in a series so I needed a number system.

Our first exciting announcement is that we have return tickets to our China home on March 10, 2015! That's less than a month away, people. 

We are now frantically closing out life here, packing up our house (once again) and waiting on our visas to arrive in our hands (see what I mean about a series of announcement??)

Catherine will attend school through the end of February then we'll see my parents will come visit for a few days. Then, the first week of March we'll move back to the ranch for our last days in the US. We'll fly out of Amarillo at some way-too-early hour.

We'll spend 30 or so hours in transit. We haven't booked our last leg of travel yet, so I'm not sure about the exact time. I am happy to announce this will be the first time both girls will have their own seat on the plane. What will I do with my free lap for 30 hours?????

I think this picture summarizes best how we feel upon arrival to our destination:

Once we arrive, we get to start the house-hunting process once again. A few friends are looking for us in the meantime, but with the Chinese New Year holiday starting now, the chances of anyone being able to secure anything until our arrival is slim.

Although we'll be making a temporary home in a hotel, we are ecstatic to be heading back to our other home!