We left Taipei at 11:00pm and arrive in Seattle 6 hours before we left at 5:00pm the same day local time. Melanie was asleep shortly after take-off and Harley followed soon after. They slept most of the flight, Harley woke first at 5:30am Taipei time and Melanie an hour later. It was a pretty short flight since we hit groundspeeds of over 730 mph, we must have had a favorable tailwind.
When we arrived at home Harley could see photos of herself everywhere and I truly believe at that moment she knew this was her home as well as ours.
We (Melanie, Harley and Daddy) jumped into the hot tub late this evening and we had a great time. It is probably colder outside than Harley has ever felt on bare skin, about 39F, so she was pretty eager to get her whole body in once she felt the 101 degree water on her legs.
Harley has adjusted to our family very well, we know at first she missed her foster mother sooooo!! badly, and we know she still does, we are just greatful the the pain of seperation seems to be subsiding.
We met some great people in Taiwan, The staff at the Les Suites Ching Cheng were the best, most professional young ladies and gentlemen we have ever met. I hate having girls open the door for me, it is just not right unless my leg is broken or something like that.
I cannot say enough about Mei-Ru, She is a great "China Style Driver" not scary at all. She is very punctual and helpful with a small distressed child that does not know any English besides "LOCO" wait that is Spanish. Mei-Ru was a blessing to us.
We cannot forget the "Dias Trio" Randy, Jessica and Bobo from Citrus Heights, near Sacramento California, You guys are a blast, and seeing the two of you become three we will always remember. We hope you don't move to Texas too soon so, we can meet next summer on our trip to Califonia. We hope Bobo has healed from her mishap (((HUG)))
And Mark, Jen and Andy from New Jersey. It was a pleasure to meet you and watch Gu Gu (sp?) entertain my Mandarin speaking daughter. I wish we could have eaten at the Jurrasic, but the Italian was not that bad. Also the first time I've ever taken a cab somewhere and then had him take us back :)
It is good to be home but I like Asia.
When we arrived at home Harley could see photos of herself everywhere and I truly believe at that moment she knew this was her home as well as ours.
We (Melanie, Harley and Daddy) jumped into the hot tub late this evening and we had a great time. It is probably colder outside than Harley has ever felt on bare skin, about 39F, so she was pretty eager to get her whole body in once she felt the 101 degree water on her legs.
Harley has adjusted to our family very well, we know at first she missed her foster mother sooooo!! badly, and we know she still does, we are just greatful the the pain of seperation seems to be subsiding.
We met some great people in Taiwan, The staff at the Les Suites Ching Cheng were the best, most professional young ladies and gentlemen we have ever met. I hate having girls open the door for me, it is just not right unless my leg is broken or something like that.
I cannot say enough about Mei-Ru, She is a great "China Style Driver" not scary at all. She is very punctual and helpful with a small distressed child that does not know any English besides "LOCO" wait that is Spanish. Mei-Ru was a blessing to us.
We cannot forget the "Dias Trio" Randy, Jessica and Bobo from Citrus Heights, near Sacramento California, You guys are a blast, and seeing the two of you become three we will always remember. We hope you don't move to Texas too soon so, we can meet next summer on our trip to Califonia. We hope Bobo has healed from her mishap (((HUG)))
And Mark, Jen and Andy from New Jersey. It was a pleasure to meet you and watch Gu Gu (sp?) entertain my Mandarin speaking daughter. I wish we could have eaten at the Jurrasic, but the Italian was not that bad. Also the first time I've ever taken a cab somewhere and then had him take us back :)
It is good to be home but I like Asia.
3 comments:
It was so great to meet you all too and see your happy, beautiful family! I am so glad that Harley is doing well and truly understands she is home. It is heartwarming. We had so much fun with the girls, esp seeing Harley light up with her "big brother - ge ge"
jen in NJ
Welcome home...The pictures are so wonderful - seeing you all - such a great family!!!
Yvonne
WELCOME HOME EVERYONE!!
It was great to be able to follow your journey. Now home and settle in time so glad to hear all is going well. What a great looking family!!! See you soon,
Janice :-)
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