We're in China

We left the house at 4;30 in the morning on Thursday and drove to Chicago. My dad met us at the airport there. Al's mileage got us upgraded to business class seats and let me tell you, that is the way to travel! We had an awesome 14 1/2 hour flight to Shanghai. I felt like my spirit lifted with the aircraft. Somehow all of my anxiety about this trip and this adoption fell away and I was able to truly relax. (Thanks for the prayer, Suze.) We had great food, relaxation, movies, and rest. I quickly realized that this weekend is going to be my last relaxing and self indulgent time for a while! I am going to enjoy Shanghai, Al, Katherine, and my Dad this weekend feeling peace that on Monday I'm going to get a beautiful bundle of chaos placed in my arms!

Katherine thought the butter on the airplane was very pretty.

We got into Shanghai late afternoon on Friday. We took the fast (431km/hr) train from the airport then a short taxi ride to the hotel. We took a walk down Nanjing road (a major shopping area). Katherine is still talking about a pair of shoes she saw so we will probably be back tomorrow! Shanghai is huge and diverse. Just on the trip in I have seen people living in crumbling shacks and extravagant sky scrapers. I just want to slow down and take it all in.