Day 11 ~ Consulate Appointment

Last night we took another taxi ride adventure over to the other side of town to try an Irish Pub that Emily recommended to us.   I still think the poor Joe has claw marks on his shoulder from me having multiple panic attacks from the back seat.   Blindfolds. Next taxi ride, I'm wearing a blindfold.  That's all.

By the way, through some sleepless nights, I've come to the conclusion that National Lampoons should have hired us to film our own version of "Asian Vacation".  Some of the stuff that we have experienced that can't be posted would seriously make Clark Griswold laugh out loud.   Life is never boring around here.  Ha!

So, back to business.  This morning we were up early to head over to the US Consulate for our important appointment. Thrilled to see the red, white and blue!

 The appointment went smoothly, all of our paperwork was perfect, and now we just wait to pick up his visa tomorrow afternoon on the way to the airport.   Once he lands in Seattle, WA, William Gentry Rice will officially be a U.S. Citizen!

 

Since tonight is our last night in Guangzhou, we ran over to the famous "pearl market" to check it out.  The one thing that we had budgeted for was to purchase some pearl necklaces and earrings for Madelyn and Audrey to wear on their wedding days.   Oh, and another set for Liam give to his wife to wear on their wedding day.  Anyone who knows me also knows that I'm a mushy sentimentalist!  So, here we are, picking out our super BARGAIN pearls and the girls modeling them for the camera.

I'll leave you tonight with a little more info that we're learning about our new boy.  Well, he absolutely loves Chris Tomlin music as it lulls him to bed every night (a little CD player for his bedroom is at the TOP of our list of stuff to buy when we get home!)  The kid can pack away a McDonald's cheeseburger like it's nobody's business.   He loves dogs (Zeus is in for a treat!), bathtime (especially his bath toys from The Curry family!), and to ride...in his stroller, the car, whatever moves!  Liam loves wide open spaces to RUN and squeal!  He enjoys cleaning up.  Yes, you read that right. Is it too early to show him how to use the vacuum at home?  He has to have everything organized perfectly and no food touching the other.  He has to have his routine.  Can you say "Type A" personality?   Oh, and he loves to rub my arm and gently stroke my face every night as I rock him and sing along with Mr. Tomlin. Melts a mama's heart!